Working at the intersection of investment, risk, and ESG practices in financial markets, Tamara draws upon her deep knowledge and experience at institutional investors, asset managers, and financial institutions to design and implement ESG integration strategies and perform ESG due diligence. She has helped multiple clients become leaders in ESG and increase their capital allocation from investors. Her clients include fund managers and institutional investors in Canada, the US, Europe, and the UK, across public and private markets. Tamara has developed and launched multiple leading proprietary tools and methodologies for ESG integration practices.Tamara is a senior executive with 20+ years in leadership roles in the investment industry, most recently as the founder of Close Group Consulting, and at PSP Investments. She has gained extensive experience on both the sell side and buy side in trading, institutional sales, research, risk management, strategy, and ESG. She is an experienced Board director and has successfully developed and led major capital markets strategic implementations. She is currently a senior ESG director at Petra Funds Group and leads their outsourced ESG director advisory offering.Tamara is a sought-after speaker, advisor, and regularly publishes ESG thought leadership and articles in industry journals as well as contributes to academic research.