ESG Team

Ms. Ng is the Head of ESG and Sustainability at GMO. Prior to joining GMO in 2022, she was the Head of Responsible Investing at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), where she spent more than 18 years. At OTPP, Ms. Ng developed and led the Plan’s Responsible Investing Strategy and climate change initiatives and headed OTPP’s Responsible Investing team. Previously at OTPP, Ms. Ng was part of OTPP’s Strategy & Asset Mix team, where she focused on the research, evaluation, and introduction of innovative asset allocation strategies designed to help meet the Plan’s long-term liability objectives. Ms. Ng currently sits on the Investment Committee of the United Church Pension Plan, the Global Reporting Initiative’s Global Sustainability Standards Board, and the Financial Sector Advisory Group for Business Future Pathways Canada.  Ms. Ng earned her Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Finance from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. She is a CFA charterholder.

Dr. Heelan is a researcher at GMO and is responsible for ESG-related quantitative analysis across the firm’s investment product strategies and asset classes. Previously at GMO, he was the Machine Learning Development Lead for the Investment Data Solutions team. Before joining GMO in 2020, he was a senior quantitative research associate at Brown University where he worked in the Neuroscience Department using cloud computing and machine learning to analyze large-scale brain data sets. Dr. Heelan earned his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University, and his MS in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship and Electrical Engineering and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Brown University.

Dr. Hsu is a researcher at GMO and is responsible for ESG-related quantitative analysis across the firm’s investment product strategies and asset classes. Prior to rejoining GMO in 2021, he was a portfolio manager and principal at QMA. Previously at GMO, he was a quantitative researcher on the Emerging Markets Equity team. Dr. Hsu earned his BS, MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in control theory with minors in mathematics and financial engineering.

Dr. Wheeler is a researcher at GMO and is responsible for ESG-related quantitative analysis across the firm’s investment product strategies and asset classes. Prior to rejoining GMO in 2021, he was a portfolio manager and principal at QMA. Previously, he was a quantitative researcher on the Emerging Markets Equity team. Dr. Wheeler earned both his bachelor's degree and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering with a Designated Emphasis in Computational Science and Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.