Rachel Alembakis is stewardship manager at U Ethical Investors. She is responsible for managing U Ethical's active ownership activities. Rachel was the founder and managing editor of FS Sustainability and host of the ESG podcast, The Greener Way. She has more than a decade's experience as a financial journalist covering a broad range of investment issues. Rachel holds a Master of Science in Politics of the World Economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science, a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and a Bachelor of Science in political science from Boston University. Connect with Rachel Alembakis on LinkedIn.
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