Jo Richardson and Kamesh Korangi, Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute

As Head of Research, Jo Richardson leads the development of the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute’s (AFII) research, supporting fixed income investors as they align their portfolios to climate and sustainability goals. She joined AFII from JPMorgan where she worked for 18 years in fixed income markets. Richardson has an MA Hons in Mathematics & Management Studies from Trinity College Cambridge and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Management Accountants. Head of Portfolio Strategy Kamesh Korangi is an experienced credit derivatives and bond trader focused on developing AFII’s portfolio analytics suite for climate risk. He is also pursuing a PhD in deep learning, applying big data and AI techniques to credit risk management, portfolio optimisation and systemic risk. Korangi was previously at NatWest Markets and holds an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Madras and an MBA in Finance & Economics from IIM Calcutta.