Jillian Reid

Jillian Reid is a Principal in Mercer’s Responsible Investment team, based in Sydney, Australia. She advises institutional investors on integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, sustainability trends, climate change, and stewardship, within investment processes.

In addition, Reid contributes to new intellectual capital and integrating responsible investment within Mercer globally, including delegated solutions. She was project manager and co-author for Mercer’s "Investing in a Time of Climate Change research" (2015) and "The Sequel" (2019). She has also presented and written about water and various sustainability issues and helped many Boards to establish the governance required to balance risk, return, and reputation.

Reid has 20 years of financial services experience. She began at Mercer in 2004, transitioning to the Responsible Investment team in 2011, including four years in the London office. Prior to Mercer, Jillian spent five years at an Australian multi-manager, after beginning her career in teaching.

She holds a Master of Arts in Development Studies; a Bachelor of Arts; a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment; and a Diploma of Education from the University of Newcastle and the University of New South Wales in Australia.