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Eric Quao

Eric Quao is a highly experienced finance and accounting professional currently pursuing his MBA at Vancouver Island University. With over 15 years of progressive experience, his expertise lies at the intersection of Development Finance, Financial Due Diligence, and Financial Inclusion within emerging and global growth markets. Eric is a Certified Responsible Investment Professional (RIPC) through the Responsible Investment Association (RIA), Canada, and is committed to utilizing capital and robust compliance standards to generate both financial returns and verifiable social impact.
Eric has extensive experience supporting global consulting firms and delivering projects for highly reputable international development agencies, including the Mastercard Foundation, DANIDA, USAID, and KfW (German Development Bank). His commitment to sustainability is further backed by a specialized certification in Green Growth, Climate Change, and Environmental Sustainability awarded by NIRAS International Consulting, Denmark.
As a Financial Specialist for multi-million Euro donor-funded projects, Eric successfully managed IFRS-compliant financial reporting and rigorous statutory requirements. Notably, he led the financial due diligence for the disbursement of over €20 Million in credit lines. While these funds were channeled through financial institutions, the primary beneficiaries were smallholder farmers and outgrowers, ensuring that capital reached the grassroots level to strengthen agricultural value chains and local economies.
In addition to his global development work, Eric possesses a strong understanding of the Canadian fiscal environment, having completed the Federal Income Tax Level 1 certification with H&R Block Canada. He consistently enforces credit risk compliance and coordinates complex internal and external audits across large commercial loan portfolios.
Eric is dedicated to contributing to the Canadian Responsible Investment landscape, as evidenced by his RIPC designation and his affiliation with the Canada Forum for Impact Investment and Development (CAFIID). He holds an MSc in Accounting & Finance (Merit) from the University of Northampton, UK, and is a Chartered Banker (ACIB), Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana, providing a robust technical foundation for advanced financial strategy and banking compliance.

Toronto Foundation

As the city’s community foundation, we exist to create a more fair and just society where everyone can thrive. We pool philanthropic dollars and facilitate charitable donations for maximum community impact. We administer more than $840 million in assets, nearly 40% of which are responsibly invested.

Toronto Atmospheric Fund (TAF)

TAF is helping the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area become net-zero by 2050! As a regional climate agency, we invest in low-carbon solutions that are locally relevant and support their scale-up for broad implementation. We are experienced leaders and collaborate with stakeholders in the private, public, and non-profit sectors who have ideas and opportunities for reducing carbon emissions. We advance the most promising concepts by investing, providing grants, influencing policies and running programs. We’re particularly interested in ideas that offer benefits beyond carbon reduction such as improving people’s health, creating new green jobs, boosting urban resiliency, and contributing to a fair society. TAF is a proud member of the Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3) network.

ICE

ICE is a leading global provider of technology and data to a broad range of customers including financial institutions, corporations and government entities. Our products, which span major asset classes including futures, equities, fixed income and U.S. residential mortgages, provide our customers with access to mission critical tools that are designed to increase asset class transparency and workflow efficiency.

ICE Climate uses high-resolution geospatial data to map climate and event risk to assets, debt, and equity securities. Our analytics help quantify climate-related risks and opportunities across a range of asset classes – including corporates, municipals, sovereigns, mortgage-backed securities, and real estate – with data-driven insights to inform risk management and investment decisions.

Learn more: ice.com/climate
Contact us: climaterisk@ice.com

Deloitte

At Deloitte, our Purpose is to make an impact that matters for our clients, our people, and society. This is the lens for which our global strategy is set. It unites Deloitte professionals across geographies, businesses, and skills. It makes us better at what we do and how we do it. It enables us to deliver on our promises to stakeholders, while creating the lasting impact we seek.

Harnessing the talent of 460,000+ people located across more than 150 countries and territories, our size and scale puts us in a unique position to help change the world for the better—by bringing together the services we provide, the societal investments we make, and the collaborations we advance through our ecosystems.

Atkinson Foundation

The Atkinson Foundation is a private charitable foundation. Atkinson’s mission is to promote social and economic justice. Its strategic priority is decent work for people who earn the least in Ontario. As an advocate, funder and investor, Atkinson contributes to social movements seeking equitable employment standards, income security, workplace democracy, and social support. This contribution is informed by a deep commitment to racial and Indigenous justice.

Atkinson’s endowment is valued at approximately $100M. Its investment portfolio includes a mix of Global, US and Canadian equities, bonds and mission-related investments to generate financial returns and deliver positive social and environmental outcomes. Atkinson disperses 5.75% of its total net assets (on a two year rolling basis) through funding and other programs. It has an “open door” policy and receives inquiries about funding from registered charities and nonprofit organizations on an ongoing basis.

RPIA

RPIA is a specialized fixed income manager with expertise in actively managing corporate bond portfolios to add value for investors. Based in Toronto, RPIA has over 120 employees, including investment and risk management professionals who are responsible for managing our credit strategies. Over 15 years since our founding, we manage approximately $18 billion for a broad investor base of institutions, private clients, and investment advisors. RPIA is independent and privately owned, and principals and employees both have over $250 million invested alongside our clients.