Jessica V.
About Jessica V.
Jessica V. is a Senior ESG Stewardship Analyst currently at Geode Capital Management, where she has worked since 2023. She has extensive experience in ESG stewardship and proxy voting operations, having previously held positions at State Street Global Advisors and Geode Capital Management.
Current Role at Geode Capital Management
Currently, Jessica V. serves as a Senior ESG Stewardship Analyst at Geode Capital Management, a position she has held since 2023. In this role, she focuses on identifying sustainability risks and opportunities within investment and stewardship activities. Her responsibilities include engaging with portfolio companies to develop and implement proxy voting policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles.
Previous Experience at State Street Global Advisors
Jessica V. has extensive experience at State Street Global Advisors, where she worked in various roles from 2015 to 2021. She began as an Operations Processing Analyst in Hadley, Massachusetts, before transitioning to a Corporate Actions Intern in 2016. She then advanced to Proxy Voting Operations, first as an Officer from 2019 to 2021 and previously as a Senior Associate from 2017 to 2019. Her time at State Street provided her with a solid foundation in proxy voting operations and corporate governance.
Education and Professional Credentials
Jessica V. holds the Governance, Stewardship & Sustainability Certificate from the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN). She is also a Level II Candidate for the FSA Credential from the IFRS Foundation. These qualifications reflect her commitment to enhancing her expertise in ESG reporting standards and frameworks, including SASB, GRI, TCFD, and CDP.
Background in Retail and Early Career
Before entering the finance and ESG sectors, Jessica V. worked as a Sales Associate at Abercrombie & Fitch from 2012 to 2015 in Braintree, Massachusetts. This early experience in retail provided her with valuable customer service skills and an understanding of business operations, which she later applied in her finance career.