Anna McDonald

Executive Director, Investment Sustainability & Stewardship @ PGIM

About

Global Sustainability & Stewardship at PGIM, the investment management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. Bringing breadth of experience across investment banking, asset owner, and asset manager roles, with a unique perspective that spans the full investment value chain.Trustee of the Clergy Support Trust. Member of Investment Committee and Externals Affirs Committee. Trustee of the PCC (Parochial Church Council) of Holy Trinity, Cambridge and Member of Finance Committee.

Country

United Kingdom

City

London Area

Industry

Investment Management

Skill

Public Policy, Investment Management, Ethical Investment, Corporate Governance, Debt Financing, Loan Syndications, Distribution, Private Placements, Transaction Origination, Debt Capital, Private Capital, Fixed Income, Fixed-Income Investing, Oral Communication, Strategic Planning, Asset Management, Climate, ESG, Stewardship, Private Credit

Experience

Executive Director, Investment Sustainability & Stewardship

PGIM

2022-8 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

Greater London

Shape and execute global sustainability and stewardship strategy and reporting across PGIM's public and private asset classes, including fixed income, fundamental and quantitative equities, real estate and alternatives.

Ethical Investment Advisory Group

The Church of England

2019-9 - 2022-8 · 3 yrs

London Area, United Kingdom

Led the Ethical Investment Advisory Group providing ethical investment advice to the Church of England National Investing Bodies: the Church Commissioners' of England, the Church of England Pensions Board and the CBF Church of England Funds (managed by CCLA) with combined AUM of £15 billion. Responsible for leading research and analysis on macro trends and ESG factors developing practical advice and investment policy grounded in Christian theology & ethics to inform investors' integration, engagement and stewardship activity. Co-author of ethical investment advisory reports ranging from Human Rights to Big Tech.

Head of Large Corporate Banking, East of England

Barclays

2018-4 - 2019-9 · 1 yr 6 mos

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Head of the Large Corporate business (t/o >£50m) in the Eastern region managing a team of 11 senior bankers serving FTSE 250 and large private clients.

Director, Higher Education Sector, Large Corporate Banking

Barclays

2013-9 - 2018-6 · 4 yrs 10 mos

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Senior banker to the University of Cambridge and many other Higher Education Institutions including many of Cambridge’s constituent Colleges.

Director, EMEA Syndications & Trading, DCM

BNP Paribas

2007-7 - 2010-1 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Marylebone, Greater London, United Kingdom

Vice President, European Debt Syndications

Societe Generale

2005-6 - 2007-6 · 2 yrs 1 mo

London, United Kingdom

Manager, Debt Capital Markets, Barclays Capital

Barclays Investment Bank

1997-9 - 2004-6 · 6 yrs 10 mos

5 North Colonnade, Canary Wharf

Graduate Development Programme 1997-1999

Education

University of Cambridge

Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)

Certificate from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership focusing on values, thinking, and practices needed for high impact leadership in a rapidly changing world. Creating effective communication and stakeholder engagement strategies to drive change and to grow high impact leadership capabilities in current and future contexts.