Stephen M. Liberatore, CFA, Senior Managing Director, Head of ESG/Impact, Global Fixed Income Nuveen.

Steve is the lead portfolio manager for Nuveen’s fixed income strategies that incorporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria and Impact investments. He is also a member of the Investment Committee. 

Steve served on the ICMA Green Bond Principles Advisory Council and was a member of the initial executive committee. He is a member of the UN Capital Development Fund’s working group on Climate Resilient Infrastructure Finance and serves on the UN’s Joint SDG Fund’s Blue Economy Investor Advisory Group. He also serves on the Steering Committee of the Orange Bond Principals and Sustainalytics’ Investor Committee. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and a subject matter expert across media outlets. Steve and his team were awarded “Investment team of the year asset manager” and “Fund of the year fixed income” at Environmental Finance’s (EF) 2023 Impact Awards. Previously, Steve and team were recognized as “Investor of the Year” (EF 2020 Bond Awards) and “Impact Report of the Year (for Investors)” (EF 2022 Bond Awards).

Steve graduated with a B.S. from the State University of New York at Buffalo and an M.B.A. in Finance and Operations from Wake Forest University. He holds the CFA designation and is a member of the CFA Society of North Carolina and the CFA Institute.