Barbara Velado
Senior Analyst, Research & Design, Sustainability Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices
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Senior Analyst, Research & Design, Sustainability Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Barbara Velado is Senior Analyst, responsible for Sustainability Research & Design at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI). She works with S&P DJI’s Sustainability Product Management team to ensure the R&D elements of Sustainability innovations align with Product Management, market and client objectives.
Barbara joined S&P DJI in 2020 in her current role to further expand and contribute to S&P DJI’s sustainability capabilities. Previously, she completed a vacation scheme at KPMG UK on the Investment Advisory team, where she became involved in ESG investing research. After completing that internship, she wrote her undergraduate dissertation, “ESG Investing: The reinvented investment standard or a sustainable utopia?”
Barbara holds a BEng in engineering business management from the University of Warwick and the CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing.
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