Heidi Ridley
Heidi Ridley
Co Founder Radiant ESG
Heidi is the co-founder of Radiant ESG, a women-owned firm that advises on approaches to ESG investing and programs that promote diversity, inclusion and a purpose-driven culture. She was previously CEO of Rosenberg Equities, a $20b pioneer in systematic investing and the first fully ESG integrated quantitative manager. During her 18 years with Rosenberg, she was Global COO and Chief of Staff, and held various positions in business development, client relationship mgmt, product development and communications throughout her tenure. Prior to that, she served in executive roles at Montgomery Asset Management and Wells Fargo Funds Management.
Heidi was born in Teheran to an Iranian father and American mother and is the mother of four boys. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, completed the Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Education Program, and is a CFA charterholder. She is a two-time finalist for the Woman of the Year Award—in 2017 from Investment Week Women in Investments and in 2019 from Women in Asset Management. Heidi is also a member of the Advisory Council for the Center for Equity Gender and Leadership at the HAAS School of Business, a champion of ESG investing and an advocate for diversity and inclusion, forwarding the dialogue through speaking engagements worldwide.
