Asset Management West Coast ESG Webcast Spring 2024

Ms. Franco is the Global Head of Sustainable Investment. In this role, she heads the Sustainable Investment Group and is responsible for leading TCW’s sustainable investing efforts, including ESG integration across the firm’s investment platform and business strategy. She is also the Head of Fixed Income ESG and is responsible for sustainable investment and ESG integration within fixed income sectors. Before assuming her current role, she was a Senior Account Manager and Fixed Income Product Specialist within the Client Services group. Before joining TCW in 2014, Ms. Franco spent over a decade at the U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C., serving in several roles, including as Senior Advisor to Treasury Leadership in both the domestic and international divisions, International Economist, and Deputy Director of the International Banking and Securities Markets Office. Ms. Franco was also an Advisor to the U.S. Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund for several years. Ms. Franco holds a BA in Political Science from Johns Hopkins University and an MA in International Economics from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Additionally, she holds Series 7 and 63 FINRA licenses.

Ms. Howard-Tabah is a vice president in the environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) group and focuses on ESG integration considerations into the investment process.  Prior to joining Oaktree in 2022, Ms. Howard spent six years at Morgan Stanley in ESG capital markets and Investment grade credit trading.  She received a B.A. in Economics from Middlebury College.

Marcella Thompson is a Senior Vice President of Corporate Environmental Sustainability at CBRE. She is responsible for delivering on CBRE’s sustainability commitments, including achieving net zero carbon emissions. Her role involves driving initiatives that strengthen CBRE’s suite of sustainability services for clients and ensuring the company’s own carbon-reduction and sustainability goals are met.  Marcella’s expertise comes from her previous roles at HDR, ConAgra Foods, and the Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings. Her commitment to environmental sustainability aligns with CBRE’s mission to create positive transformation through technology and improve business performance while advancing corporate sustainability and diversity initiatives.