Fionna Ross

Fionna Ross is a Sustainable Investment Director and Head of abrdn’s Sustainability Institute for the Americas.

Fionna joined abrdn in 2008 as an ESG Researcher on the Global Equities desk, before moving onto become a Senior ESG Analyst on what has today become abrdn’s Sustainable Investments team. Prior to her current role as Head of the Americas Sustainability Institute, Fionna spent 5 years as an on-desk ESG analyst on the US Equities desk in Philadelphia where she led ESG integration and stewardship efforts across equities in the region. As Head of the Americas Sustainability Institute, Fionna leads abrdn’s sustainability efforts within the region. Outside of abrdn, Fionna is an active member of the Philadelphia CFA Chapter’s Sustainable Investing Thought Leadership Group.

Fionna graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Geography from St Andrews University and an MSc in Quaternary Science from Royal Holloway, University of London before returning to St Andrews for three years as a postgraduate research student working in collaboration with the British Geological Survey. Fionna holds the CFA UK Certificate in Investment Management (IMC) and also completed the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) short course on Sustainable Finance.