The Future of ESG: Graduate Advice from GoalsFirst Founder and Former PIMCO Head of ESG Portfolio Management Alex Struc

Alex Struc, Founder and CEO of GoalsFirst and former Head of ESG Portfolio Management at PIMCO, gives an introduction to impact investing, where Fixed Income is going with technology, and how students can begin their career in markets. Alex is the founder and CEO of GoalsFirst – a specialist fixed income firm with a disruptive investment approach and the vision of mobilizing finance for change.  He is a fixed income investor and a portfolio manager with deep credit expertise.  For nearly 15 years he managed PIMCO’s leveraged loans, corporate debt and the firmwide exposure to financials, including the world largest capital securities fund, making the FN’s 40 under 40 asset managers list in 2014.  Alex is also known as an innovator in impact investing – he led the industry-wide efforts on engagement as the Chair of the inaugural PRI Bondholder Engagement Committee in 2017. Having founded and led PIMCO’s first dedicated ESG investment platform, he originated large and liquid bonds linked to the Sustainable Development Goals. Today Alex joined Work in Fintech founder Matthew Cheung and founder member Ben Ford to help unravel impact investing and how young professionals can make their mark on the industry. Check out our website and subscribe to our mailing list to hear more about opportunities in fintech and web3.Follow our socials Linkedin, Twitter, Youtubehttps://workinfintech.com/https://www.linkedin.com/company/work-in-fintech-globalhttps://www.twitter.com/workinfintechhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdS4bYoCXaHVgfVm6syUrDw