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Speakers
Dr Erin Kuo‑Sutherland
Chief Sustainability Officer at Yarra Capital Management
Based in Melbourne, Dr Kuo brings more than 15 years’ experience working within sustainability. She leads Yarra’s corporate sustainability and works closely with Yarra’s investment teams to support best practise Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) integration into the Firm’s investment processes.
Before joining Yarra, Dr Kuo ran a consulting business, advising fund managers and family offices on ESG matters. She was previously Chief Impact Officer at Impact Investment Group and held senior positions across Impact Investing Australia and Pacific Corporate Group, the world’s largest cleantech private equity investor, where she led projects in the US, India and Australia.
Dr Kuo has previously worked as a university researcher and lecturer on sustainability measurement and social impact, and has led projects on social enterprise and impact investing for the Victorian Government and the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia. Earlier in her career she worked as a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley, building and leading community development and environmental advocacy for non-profits in the US. Dr Kuo has a BA in Environmental Science from the University of California, a PhD from Monash University, and is a previous Adjunct Fellow at the Centre for Social Impact at Swinburne University.