Jackie Vanderbrug

Head of Sustainable and Impact Investment
Bank of America

Jackie Vanderbrug is responsible for defining and executing investment strategies for Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank focusing on Impact Investing initiatives across all asset classes. She speaks frequently, representing CIO at conferences including the Nantucket Project, Clinton Global Initiative, Aspen Ideas Festival, and FT for Good.

Prior to joining Bank of America, Jackie was managing director at Criterion Ventures, a hybrid consulting firm where she worked with high net worth individuals and large non-profits on impact strategies; she also led the Business Development of the start-up team at iBasis; and, co-founded WORK IN PROGRESS, a non-profit social enterprise focused on career development for underprivileged youth. She started her career as a domestic policy analyst for the U.S. Congress and as a strategy consultant for Fortune 500 firms.

Jackie received her M.B.A from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and her B.S. in Mathematics from Calvin College. Jackie is an Aspen Institute First Mover Fellow and serves on the Boards of the Trustees of the Donations and US SIF (The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment). She co-authored the 2016 book Gender Lens Investing: Uncovering Opportunities for Growth, Returns, and Impact.