Jessica Matthews

Jessica Matthews is the Global Head of Sustainable Investing at J.P. Morgan Private Bank based in New York. Jessica has spent the past 15 years of her career leading sustainable and impact investing efforts at major financial institutions, and joined J.P. Morgan in 2018. In her role she leads the development and execution of the Private Bank’s sustainable investing offering, with a focus on expanding the platform of sustainable investing managers, developing thought leadership, and working with clients to integrate their social and environmental goals with their long-term investment objectives.

Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Jessica was Cambridge Associates’ Global Head of Mission-Related Investing (MRI), where she lead the firm’s mission and impact investing practice and advised clients on their MRI programs. Jessica previously worked with government clients in the Financial Services sector at Booz Allen Hamilton, in the Investment Office at the American Red Cross, and in the Global Consultant Relations Group at BlackRock. Jessica began her career with Cambridge Associates as a consulting analyst.

Jessica is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer, and is actively engaged with various field-building organizations in the areas of sustainability and impact investing. She has published industry-leading thought pieces on a variety of topics, including impact investing benchmarking, the materiality of ESG, fossil fuel divestment, and gender lens investing.

Jessica graduated from the University of Virginia with a BA in Government and a Minor in Economics. She serves on the Board for The Resolution Project and the Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility for the University of Virginia Investment Management Company.