Nick Spencer
Gordian AdviceSustainable Investment Adviser
Nick is a sustainable investment strategist. He is the founder of Gordian Advice which helps UK Pension Funds integrate responsible investment into their investment strategies and portfolios. Gordian Advice currently works with a range of corporate DB, LGPS and DC clients who are responsible for over £80 billion in assets.
Nick is Chair of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) Sustainability Board, co-chaired the IFoA’s climate-related risks taskforce and is a member of the IFoA’a Biodiversity Working Party. He recently co-authored a paper on “Climate scenario analysis – An illustration of potential long-term economic & financial market impacts” and a paper on the Importance of Biodiversity Risks. Nick also wrote the DCIF Good Citizen’s Guide to ESG, and “Why we fiduciaries are failing younger members”. He is a founding member of Actuaries for Transformational Change, and co-authored their third bulletin “Uncertainty and Judgement”.
Nick is a passionate believer in the importance of values & culture and an advocate for aligning the asset management industry with a broader societal purpose. He was Co-chair of Russell Investments’ EMEA Diversity & Inclusion committee & is an Ambassador for the Diversity Project.
