RBC

SVP, Sustainability and Impact

Andrea is responsible for RBC’s sustainability strategy and is also Executive Director of the RBC Foundation. Her mandate includes delivery of measurable societal, employee, brand and business impact through community investments. Prior to joining RBC, Andrea was Global Head of Sustainability and Corporate Citizenship at TD Bank. She also served as an Executive Advisor on ESG, Sustainability and Climate Change at Deloitte, and as CEO at the Ontario Trillium Foundation. An active volunteer, Andrea participated on the Board of the International Planned Parenthood Federation at the regional, national, and global level for over 15 years. She is currently an Executive in Residence at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and teaches in the ESG Certification Program. Andrea earned a Master of Health Science in Health Administration at the University of Toronto. In 2016, she was named in the Women’s Executive Network Top 100 Most Powerful Women in the Trendsetter and Trailblazer category.

VP, Sustainable Finance

Dana is responsible for driving the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into RBC Capital Markets’ Corporate Client and Global Markets advisory businesses. Dana joined RBC in 2017 in Corporate Banking in New York supporting lending transactions to Consumer & Retail clients and working closely with the Sustainable Finance Group to build out RBC’s capabilities in sustainability-linked loans. Previously, Dana has held roles in ESG consulting for asset management firms and in sell-side credit research at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs. Dana earned her Bachelor’s in Finance from Virginia Tech and is a Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) FSA Credential Holder.

Senior Director, Enterprise ESG Strategy

Anna leads the Enterprise ESG strategy team at RBC Royal Bank where she is accountable for, implementing RBC’s ESG strategy in close partnership with the business; ESG performance management, as well as reporting. Her portfolio also includes human rights and financial wellbeing. Anna has been with RBC since 2016. When joining, she was part of the enterprise transformation team where she helped establish RBC’s initial climate strategy and operating model as well as RBC’s financial wellbeing strategy. This led her to her current role in the Enterprise ESG Strategy, Corporate Citizenship and ESG team. Previously, Anna has held roles in management consulting with Deloitte, and in assurance and tax services with Ernst & Young. Anna has a Bachelor in Business Administration and Masters in Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business, York University (Canada). Anna is also a credential holder of Canadian and American accounting designations, CPA, CA and CPA (IL).

Sr. Director, Climate Strategy

Since joining RBC in 2017, Emma has worked on the climate strategy with a focus on evolving the bank’s ambition and integration with the bank’s business and functions. Emma now leads a team working on the climate strategy, integration and governance. Emma has 15 years of experience in sustainability strategy, business management and policy development, and brings a unique combination of corporate and public sector perspectives to new challenges. Prior to joining RBC, Emma worked for the provincial government on environmental policy files. She also worked at Tim Hortons and Sears Canada on sustainable procurement, sustainability reporting, marketing and environmental compliance. Emma received her M. Sc. in Environmental Management and Policy from the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University, Sweden. She is a mother to two daughters, a painter and loves spending time in the outdoors.

Managing Director, Sustainable Finance

Moses collaborates with institutional clients to deliver innovative sustainable finance solutions across RBC’s investment banking and global markets platform. As a part of RBC's commitment to invest $1Bn into innovative climate solutions, Moses also leads coverage of climate investment funds and portfolio companies. Moses was previously Head of Digital and Sustainable Finance within the corporate venture capital team at Orange and has held corporate and investment banking roles at Citi and Morgan Stanley. Moses has been an Executive Committee Member of the ICMA Green Bond Principles and Board Member of the Impact Capital Forum. Moses holds BA and BSc degrees from Cornell University and a master's degree from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.

Sustainable Finance

Clifford is an analyst on RBC’s Sustainable Finance Group where he supports institutional clients as they navigate the transition to net-zero, providing bespoke ESG advisory services, sustainable debt origination and structuring, and thought leadership. Prior to joining RBC, Clifford worked in social enterprise consulting across sustainable real estate, financial inclusion, and affordable housing. He has also published academic research on the effect of a corporation’s voluntary disclosure on consumer patronage. Clifford holds a degree in Policy Analysis and Management from the Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University.