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Dean Hegarty (Co-CEO of RIAA)

Dean Hegarty

Co-CEO of RIAA

Dean collaborates closely with global and local asset managers, super funds, Kiwisaver providers, financial advisors, and wealth platforms to align capital with sustainable outcomes. His strategic leadership has played a pivotal role in elevating RIAA's presence in both Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. With over a decade of experience leading teams in the not-for-profit sector, Dean also serves as a member of the National Advisory Board on Impact Investing in New Zealand and sits on the GovCo of the New Zealand Stewardship Code.

Erica Kinsella (Senior Vice President, ESG Strategist at PIMCO)

Erica Kinsella

Senior Vice President, ESG Strategist at PIMCO

Erica Kinsella is a senior vice president and product strategist in the Newport Beach office, focusing ESG strategies. Previously, she was an account manager covering financial intermediaries offering retirement investment solutions. She is a member of PIMCO's client management Inclusion & Diversity Council, contributing to the firm's investments in inclusion and diversity internally and externally. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2020, she was a vice president at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in New York. She has 15 years of investment experience and holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Miami.

Nayanisha Samarakoon (Head of Policy & Advocacy at RIAA)

Nayanisha Samarakoon

Head of Policy & Advocacy at RIAA

Nayanisha is the Head of Policy & Advocacy at the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA).

Nayanisha is a former lawyer with extensive federal public sector experience in governance, corporate compliance and regulation. Before RIAA, she was a Senior Manager at the Australian Government corporate and financial services regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Nayanisha was the project lead on the Australian Government's thematic review into greenwashing by ‘green’ or ‘ethical’ managed funds and superannuation funds, culminating in the publication of industry and consumer guidance.

Outside of work, Nayanisha volunteers as a director and Chair of Governance Committee at Juno Services Inc., a not-for-profit family violence and homelessness service provider, and Fitted for Work, a charity focused on helping women, non-binary, and gender-diverse jobseekers to become job-ready, find meaningful employment.

Frances Sweetman (Head of Sustainability at Milford Asset Management)

Frances Sweetman

Head of Sustainability at Milford Asset Management

Frances is Milford’s Head of Sustainable Investment and a Portfolio Manager of New Zealand equities. Frances joined Milford in early 2017 as a Senior Analyst focused on New Zealand equities. Prior to joining Milford, Frances was a Senior Research Analyst at Craigs Investment Partners, responsible for the New Zealand and Australian equity exposures of the Private Wealth division. Frances has previously worked as an Analyst at Brook Asset Management focused on the property, finance and telecommunications sectors and as an Analyst at Macquarie Bank in Sydney in the institutional equities research team. She holds an MSc in Estate Management from South Bank University, a BA(Hons) in Economics and Business Management from Newcastle University and is a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.