Marisa Drew

Chief Sustainability Officer and Global Head Sustainability Strategy, Advisory and Finance, Credit Suisse

Marisa Drew is responsible for setting the sustainable strategy and ambition for the bank and for creating and facilitating sustainable investments on behalf of Credit Suisse's wealth management, institutional and corporate clients. Ms. Drew has been with Credit Suisse for 18 years and in the investment banking industry for over 30 years. Prior to this, she was the Co-Head of the Investment Banking and Capital Markets Division, EMEA. In terms of external roles, Ms. Drew was appointed in 2020 as a non-executive director of the Swiss telecoms provider, Sunrise Communications AG. She also serves on the advisory boards of numerous leadership, sustainability, humanitarian, environmental, and civil society organizations, including the Aspen Institute UK, the Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy, the FCA’s Markets Practitioner Panel, and co-chair of the HLG for Humanitarian Aid and the Oceans Panel. Ms. Drew's external activities also include EMEA Advisory Board roles for The Wharton School and UK charity, Room-to-Read. Ms. Drew received a BA in Finance and Marketing with distinction from the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce in 1986 and an MBA with distinction from the Wharton School in 1992.