Jessica Pilz is Head of Sustainable Investing, Private Markets, at Fiera Capital. Jessica joined Fiera Real Estate in 2020, where she was responsible for the firm’s ESG strategies and initiatives across its real estate investments, developments and operations. In 2023, Jessica’s role broadened to oversee and drive Fiera Capital Private Market’s sustainable investing strategy across infrastructure, agriculture, private credit, private equity and real estate. Prior to Fiera Capital Jessica worked in the Commercial Real Estate Credit Team at RBS (now NatWest) where she was responsible for environmental and sustainability risk processes. Previously, Jessica was at MSCI Real Estate, where she led their global sustainability benchmarking initiatives, and at the Public Investment Corporation Real Estate Asset Managers (PICREAM) in South Africa, where she managed a portfolio of retail assets in underserviced townships. Jessica currently sits on the Association of Real Estate Funds (AREF) ESG and Impact Investment Committee.