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Linda is the CEO and founder of BrightWorld ESG, a consultancy firm that partners with clients to integrate principles of environmental stewardship, social, and corporate governance (ESG) principles into strategy, policies and processes to achieve measurable objectives beyond aspirational goals. Linda formerly held leadership positions at AllianceBernstein (AB) investment management. Over the span of three decades, Linda was selected to lead a variety of strategic initiatives. She was the firm’s first Head of Responsible Investing, developing the firm’s ESG strategy, and creating a framework for integrating ESG into security research, advising on ESG product design, and enhancing proxy voting and engagement policy and processes. Linda also established a first of its kind climate analysis program with Columbia University for AB investment professionals, and she led a series of other educational events on ESG for AB stakeholders.​

Prior to assuming ESG responsibilities, Linda was Chief Administrative Officer of Equities, where she oversaw financial management, operational risk, technological innovation, and talent management. Before joining the Equity Management senior team, Linda’s positions at AB included serving as the first Chief Operating Officer for Alternative Investments, and the first Director of Internal Consulting.​

Linda is a member of the Society for Corporate Governance, the International Corporate Governance Network, and the National Association of Corporate Directors. She earned a M.B.A. from Cornell University, a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan, and a certificate in Artificial Intelligence in Business Strategy from the MIT Sloan School of Management.​