Gresham House, a London-based sustainability-focused alternative asset manager, announced the appointment of Hyewon Kong as Sustainable Investment Director, responsible for advancing the firm’s ESG efforts across the firm’s strategies.

Kong brings over 20 years of experience in sustainable investment across Asia, Europe, and North America. Most recently, Hyewon was Head of Responsible Investing at the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO), where she spent over four years leading sustainable investing strategies and overseeing ESG integration across a number of asset classes. Prior to this, Hyewon was Assistant Vice President and Head of ESG at AGF Investments, where she managed approximately $600 million through the firm’s global sustainable and impact investing strategies.

She has also served on various boards and committees throughout her career, including as an Investment Committee member at The Atmospheric Fund (Ontario Government Province Endowment) and as an Environmental Finance Advisory Committee member at the University of Toronto. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors at University of British Columbia (UBC) Investment Management and is the Co-Founder & Chair of the Canadian Responsible Investment Working Group.

Tony Dalwood, CEO of Gresham House, said:

“Hyewon has an outstanding track record both as an investor as well as building and leading sustainable investment portfolios and research platforms. She shares our view and approach to delivering sustainable outcomes for clients with attractive financial returns on capital. Hyewon’s extensive experience of working with institutional investors across the globe will be hugely valuable to our team as we look to establish Gresham House as the manager of choice for sustainable investment client solutions and hence to accelerate our growth ambitions.”

Founded in 1857, Gresham House is one of the oldest companies currently operating in the UK, with £8.8 billion (USD $11.18 billion) of assets under management as of June 30, 2024, and with a focus on sustainable investments with expertise in forestry, sustainable infrastructure, natural capital, renewable energy and battery storage, affordable housing and public and private equity.

Commenting on her appointment, Kong said:

“I am proud to be joining a firm investing in the transition to a more sustainable economy. Gresham House has a track record of investing in transformative sectors and institutionalizing asset classes. I look forward to working with Gresham House’s well-established team of sustainability experts and supporting the firm’s commitment to driving forward the sustainable investment agenda, alongside generating attractive financial returns for clients.”