#8 - ESG Investing (feat. Scott Mather, CIO at PIMCO)

Scott Mather is the CIO of U.S. Core and Sustainable Investing at PIMCO where he helps oversee over $2.2 trillion in AUM. He is a member of the Investment Committee and a portfolio manager. Scott also oversees the firm’s global ESG portfolio integration and sustainable investment activities and previously, he was head of global portfolio management. Prior to joining PIMCO in 1998, he was a fixed income trader specializing in mortgage-backed securities at Goldman Sachs in New York. Scott has 26 years of investment experience and holds a master's degree in engineering, as well as undergraduate degrees, from the University of Pennsylvania. In today’s episode, Ross and Scott spend the majority of the conversation focused on ESG investing, some of its benefits, some of its trade offs, and what you all can be doing right now to invest in a sustainable way.