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Zoe

Vice President, Head Of ESG

Compass Diversified

University of Western Sydney
UCLA Anderson School of Management - EMBA

https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoe-koskinas-09913949/

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Zoe Koskinas has over 10 years of experience in Sustainability, ESG Data Management, and Strategy across industries including Financial Services, Construction, and Development (Urban Regeneration/Mixed Use)
Minds Matter

Minds Matter

Compass Diversified

Compass Diversified

UCLA Anderson

UCLA Anderson

Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Climate, Environment and Sustainability
Business & Related
Worked 20+ Hours in School

Q1Career path

Health and Safety

Career Development

Sustainability

1:39

"I was working in retail, but that gave me sort of the skills around people and what it's like to be in the workforce."

Q2Main responsibilities

Stakeholder Engagement

Sustainability Reporting

ESG Strategy Development

1:24

"And that leads into innovation and continuous improvement around the whole sort of strategy as well."

Q3Day in the life

Leadership

Data Analysis

Management

0:48

"It looks like a lot of leadership and management. Ensuring there's a culture that's embedding sustainability across the whole portfolio."

Q4Most important skills - role

Strategic Thinking

Influence and Persuasion

Communication

0:47

"You've gotta be able to communicate the why and bring people along for that on that journey."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Cross-functional Collaboration

Business Strategy

ESG

0:42

"I really love being able to take the complexities of business, people, and planet and come up with ways on how those things can work together so that we've got better people, better businesses, and a better planet."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Patience

Executive/Leadership

Overcoming Challenges

0:47

"It's about slowing down, understanding the needs, understanding the why, and bringing other people along with that"

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Finance

ESG Investing

Private Equity

1:37

"There's a huge opportunity to be able to influence those particular industries to be innovating and to be growing, especially in emerging markets."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Competitive

Initiative

Teamwork

0:44

"It's not to win at all costs for your self-serving interests. It's how do we all work together and how do we be the best together?"

Q9Wish known before - industry

Comfort with Ambiguity

Visionary Thinking

Challenging the Status Quo

1:03

"it's such a complex topic. You have to be able to be comfortable in the gray."

Q10Entry-level positions

Corporate Governance

Social Responsibility

Environmental Sustainability

1:09

"The ESG space is really exciting because there's hundreds of different types of roles and they keep evolving as the space is evolving."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Mentorship

Networking

Career Advice

0:54

"Always network. Be open to meeting new people and hearing their stories; it's the people before you who paved the way."

Q12College ideas for success

Career Preparation

Work-Life Balance

Practical Experience

1:04

"So we're, however you can get that, even if it is through some sort of volunteering or even just a few hours a week at work or working, I feel like it's really beneficial to your success."

Q13How identity impacted career

Overcoming Challenges

Executive/Leadership

Workplace Challenges

0:59

"The way that I have approached my career is how can I also inspire, encourage, and help bring other females into the industry?"