JPMAM nabs sustainable investing head from BlackRock

Building ESG capabilities

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has appointed BlackRock's Jennifer Wu as global head of sustainable investing.

Wu, who joins from BlackRock's sustainable investing team, will also lead J.P. Morgan's sustainable investing leadership team (SILT) based in London. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2014, Wu worked for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the energy sector of the Central and West Asia department and was responsible for infrastructure project finance and energy sector reform. JPMAM poaches UK distribution head from State Street Global Advisors Shari Schiffman, co-head of global product strategy, commented: "J.P. Morgan has been integrating ESG factors across our investment teams global...