Marcela brings her background in the integration of environmental, social, and governance risks and impacts into active ownership. As Director of Sustainable Investing for Zevin Asset Management collaborates with investors, NGOs, experts, and fellow advocates to address core business activities that pose deleterious impacts on society or the environment and to stimulate positive change.

Previously, Marcela worked with Mercy Investments as Director of Shareholder Advocacy, CBIS as Director of Sustainable Investing, and Boston Trust Walden leading ESG research. More recently Marcela independently and with BSR, consulted for various Fortune 500 companies. With BSR, she also advised on and supported ESG and impact due diligence for KKR’s Global Impact Fund. 

Marcela is a born New Yorker from Panamanian and Nicaraguan parents and grew up in Mexico City. She is deeply committed to social justice, both on the streets of her Brooklyn neighborhood and in her corporate advocacy efforts serving clients at Zevin Asset Management. Marcela serves on the Stewardship Committee for Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management (Mass PRIM) and is a board member of the New York Foundation, in service of social justice movements that confront systemic barriers toward a more just and inclusive New York City.