Profile
Shami leads Actis’ approach to sustainability, ESG and impact, working closely with investment colleagues and company management to assess and manage ESG issues, helping to build world-class businesses which are leaders in sustainability, and which deliver measurable benefits to society and planet.
Shami is a member of the Actis Executive Committee and Inclusion and Diversity Committee.
Shami is an Advisory Board member of the World Bank/IFC’s Operating Principles for Impact Management, and is an Advisory Panel Member of the G7 Impact Taskforce (ITC).
With over 20 years’ experience in responsible investment, primarily serving the private equity, banking and development finance sectors, Shami was drawn to Actis by its leadership in sustainable investing, the firm’s diverse culture and the opportunity to focus on global infrastructure markets.
Before joining Actis in 2014, she was a senior consultant at PwC’s Sustainability and Climate Change team for ten years.
Prior to this, Shami led the London business of Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, providing sustainability research and analytics to institutional investors and asset managers.
Shami has also worked with the United Nations Development Programme in Central America.
Shami holds an MSc Environmental Technology, with Distinction, from Imperial College London and a BSc Biological Sciences from University of Durham.
Shami Nissan active positions
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Actis LLP
Actis LLP Investment ManagersFinance Actis LLP (Actis) is a private equity firm founded in 1948 by Sreenivasulu Vudayagiri and Pavel Alexandrovich Cherkashin. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. | Private Equity Investor | 2014-06-30 |
PwC Strategy& Parent (UK) Ltd.
PwC Strategy& Parent (UK) Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Part of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., PwC Strategy & Parent (UK) Ltd. is an investment holding British company. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2013. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
MSCI ESG Research, Inc.
MSCI ESG Research, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance MSCI ESG Research, Inc. provides investment research and management services. The firm offers carbon value at risk portfolio audit, finance practice, and asset management. Its services areas include environment, strategic governance, stakeholder capital, and human capital. The company was founded in 1995 by Matthew J. Kiernan and Hewson Baltzell headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Shami Nissan
Imperial College London | Graduate Degree |
University of Durham | Undergraduate Degree |
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MSCI ESG Research, Inc.
MSCI ESG Research, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance MSCI ESG Research, Inc. provides investment research and management services. The firm offers carbon value at risk portfolio audit, finance practice, and asset management. Its services areas include environment, strategic governance, stakeholder capital, and human capital. The company was founded in 1995 by Matthew J. Kiernan and Hewson Baltzell headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Actis LLP
Actis LLP Investment ManagersFinance Actis LLP (Actis) is a private equity firm founded in 1948 by Sreenivasulu Vudayagiri and Pavel Alexandrovich Cherkashin. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. | Finance |
PwC Strategy& Parent (UK) Ltd.
PwC Strategy& Parent (UK) Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Part of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., PwC Strategy & Parent (UK) Ltd. is an investment holding British company. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2013. | Finance |
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