Aaron Bennett, CFA, is a Partner and Senior Research Analyst at Jarislowsky Fraser, covering North American equities. He has been at the firm since 2014 and has more than 15 years of investment experience. With a deep expertise on ESG investing, Aaron is a member of the firm’s Sustainable Investment Committee and helps support the coordination of sustainable investing activities and the development of ESG tools across the firm.
Prior to joining Jarislowsky Fraser, Aaron worked for the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan in a variety of related roles for the Natural Resources sector, including the co-management of a private energy and timberland portfolio. He also sat on the boards of many private investee companies in the energy space and was a founding and active member of the organization’s Responsible Investing Committee. Aaron also previously worked for a number of mid-sized Canadian boutique investment banks as an equity research analyst covering Health Care and Biotechnology.
He is a member of the Advisory Committee for the PRI-coordinated collaborative global engagement on methane risk and the Responsible Investment Association’s Toronto Steering Committee.
Aaron earned a B.Sc Honours (Biology) from Queen’s University and an MBA from the Ivey School of Business Western University.
Mainstream research firms are expanding their in-house Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) capabilities and introducing a range of new products and offerings. As a result, companies must navigate an increasingly complex system to accurately communicate their performance to the markets and key stakeholders.