Head of Sustainability
Jennifer Essigs
Team | Infrastructure

Ms. Essigs is the Head of Sustainability at AE Industrial and is primarily focused on developing AE Industrial’s sustainability strategy and assessing and monitoring portfolio investments for environmental, social, and governance risks and opportunities. Under her management, AE Industrial has developed and instituted a value creation scorecard for all control investments focused on the material issues of GHG emissions intensity, energy efficiency, data security, employee days lost due to injury and category one customer escapes. Ms. Essigs has spearheaded AE Industrial’s participation in the UN Principles of Responsible Investing (UNPRI), ESG Data Convergence Initiative (EDCI), the Initiative Climat International (iCI) and the ILPA Diversity in Action. She has developed several projects focused on inclusion during her time at AE Industrial including an official mentoring program, employee engagement surveys and an affinity group. Prior to joining AE Industrial in 2021, Ms. Essigs owned and managed a multi-family office based in New Canaan, Connecticut.

Education
  • Arizona State University, BS
Prior Experience
  • Owned and managed a multi-family office
  • SEM Architects