Jane Wadia

Head of Sustainability, Core Products & Clients

Why should investors care about combatting climate change and protecting biodiversity? These existential threats are also an economic imperative creating investment risk and return opportunities. At AXA IM, we help our clients be part of the solution, by building portfolios targeting climate and biodiversity solutions companies as well as investing capital to support the transition to a more sustainable economy.

Jane is currently Head of Sustainability, Core Products & Clients. Her responsibilities include engaging with our clients on sustainability topics and working with teams across AXA IM to ensure that our investment capabilities reflect the needs of our clients with regards to Responsible Investing. Jane is responsible for defining and developing the RI Product & Client vision and a key stakeholder in shaping the overall RI priorities for the AXA IM Core business. Jane is a member of AXA IM’s Strategic Sustainability Committee and the AXA IM Core RI Steering Committee.

From 2020 to 2023, Jane was Head of Investment Specialists & RFPs for AXA IM Core, with a focus on responsible investing. The Investment Specialist team represents our fixed income, equity, multi asset strategies and solutions externally and provides investment content, working in close partnership with Investment and Client Group teams.

Prior to this, Jane spent 17 years working within our quantitative equity investment team (EQI) team, where she joined as a portfolio manager in 2003 and became Global Head of Client Portfolio Management in 2010. In 2017, her role expanded to include driving the overall product strategy and investment offering, notably in terms of responsible investing. Before moving to EQI, Jane was a portfolio manager in the Paris based Multi-Asset team based in Paris. 

Jane graduated from Neoma Business School in 1996.

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