Staff

Penny Shepherd has been UKSIF Chief Executive since May 2005.

She is also a lay member of the Actuarial Profession’s Professional Regulation Executive Committee.  

She was the first Chief Executive of the London Sustainability Exchange (2001-2005) and has been a member of the Mayor of London's Sustainable Development Commission (2002-2007). She is a former member of the Stakeholder Interests Working Group of the Board for Actuarial Standards and Professional Oversight Board.

As UKSIF Executive Director from 1997-2001, Penny played a leading role in championing the government’s SRI disclosure regulation for occupational pension funds and tripled UKSIF’s membership. Her leadership in socially responsible investment was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in June 2000 with an MBE for “services to sustainable economic development and socially responsible investment”. 

Penny spent twenty years in the computer industry, where she advised financial services and other companies on business solutions.

As Deputy Chief Executive, Adam is responsible for managing UKSIF's relationships with its current and potential members. He is also the Company Secretary and manages UKSIF's Sustainable Pensions Project.

Adam was previously Project Co-ordinator of the EIRIS/UKSIF Charity Project. Prior to that he worked at the Charity Commission, the government regulator for charities. 

Adam is Chair of Trustees of Restore Community Projects, a charity which recycles and reuses domestic furniture and appliances for the benefit of people in need. He is also a LEAD Fellow and a Fellow of the RSA.

Louise joined UKSIF in April 2008 as Administrator and Office Manager. She previously worked at Green Alliance. 

Pamela joined UKSIF in April 2010 as PA to Penny Shepherd, having worked for over 20 years in the wine trade. In her last role, her responsibilities included the completion of ethical audits of her company’s French wine producers on behalf of major supermarket customers and helping them address environmental and sustainability issues.

Catalina joined UKSIF in April 2010 as Information Officer. Catalina is supporting the analyst programme, producing ‘What’s New’ and ‘Sustainable Pensions’ members’ newsletters and works on various other projects. Before joining UKSIF she worked for Tomorrow’s Company and EIRIS, in a wide range of areas from communications & events to research.

Catalina’s interest in sustainable investment sparked while studying Corporate Social Responsibility at the University of Nottingham, Business School where she has completed her master dissertation on organisational development in the sustainable investment world.

Lisa joined UKSIF at the end of May 2007 as Member Services Executive. In April 2010 Lisa was appointed to the role of Project Manager with key responsibility for National Ethical Investment Week as well as supporting other retail activities and selected projects.

Lisa provides secretariat support to UKSIF’s financial adviser chapter, the Ethical Investment Association. Lisa initially developed an interest in sustainable finance while studying Finance and Environmental Economics and completing her dissertation on Ethical Investment Funds in South Africa.