Sarah Gordon

Sarah Gordon is a visiting professor in practice at the Grantham Research Institute at LSE, where she is leading a research and advocacy project on mobilising private capital at scale for economic, environmental and social priorities, and a responsible climate journalism initiative.

Background

Sarah was the founding chief executive of the Impact Investing Institute, which was launched in 2019, with a mission to make capital markets fairer and work better for people and the planet. Previously, she spent 18 years at the Financial Times, where she ran the paper’s corporate coverage during the 2008-12 financial crisis and was business editor. Before journalism, she worked in fund management in the UK and the US, and at the UN Conference for Trade and Development in Geneva.  Sarah is a non-executive director of Social Finance, a member of the Charity Bank Advisory Panel, a speaker for Speakers for Schools, and a member of the Leadership Council at Snowball Investment Management.

Research interests

• Sustainable finance and impact investment
• Providing practical solutions for government and the financial services industry on climate and social justice
• Blended finance for public policy priorities
• Improving communication and collaboration to address the climate and biodiversity crises