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Marisa Drew

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Marisa Drew

Chief Sustainability Officer & Global Head Sustainability Strategy, Advisory and Finance, Credit Suisse
Marisa Drew
Marisa Drew is chief sustainability officer & global head of sustainability strategy, advisory, and finance at Credit Suisse. She is responsible for setting the strategy and facilitating activities across the bank that led to sustainable finance and impact investing on behalf of the bank’s private wealth, institutional and corporate clients. Prior to this role, from 2013 to 2017, Drew was the co-head of the EMEA Investment Banking and Capital Markets (IBCM) Division. She has been in the investment banking business for over 30 years and with Credit Suisse since 2003. Drew is active in recruitment, diversity, and philanthropic initiatives in the industry. She sits on the Harvard Women’s Leadership Board and is a trustee of the Credit Suisse Foundation. She also sits on the advisory board of the Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy and the European advisory boards of The Wharton School and the charity, Room-to-Read. Drew was recognized by the BBC as one of the Most Powerful Women in Britain and by Fortune Magazine as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in International Business. Drew has also been recognized by Financial News in its "100 Most Influential Women in Finance" list from 2007 through 2018. Drew received a BA in finance and marketing with distinction from the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce and an MBA with distinction from the Wharton School.