Mary Ivy Mbayah
Sustainability Innovation Consultant
New York
Summary
Seeking Director role at the nexus of sustainability technology, leveraging venture ecosystem capital markets for impact. Mary Ivy is a global sustainability innovation consultant with over 9 years’ experience in technology, banking, and capital markets. Specialized in strategic sustainable transformation and content development, leveraging emerging exponential technologies e.g., artificial intelligence (AI) across various sectors. Proven track record in sustainability investment strategy setting, portfolio management, innovation ecosystem orchestration for joint commercial solution development with start-ups and technology Alliance partners i.e., IBM, Microsoft, and SAP. Mary Ivy’s reach extends beyond the US market by leading EYs Americas-Africa Market Network (Mission: to be the pre-eminent connector in the US-Africa markets). She is passionate about youth and women’s economic empowerment, public speaking, building global ecosystems for impact, and investing in sustainable solutions for underserved markets. As a part of the United Nations Fashion Sustainable Network, she supports strategy and business development for Columbia University’s MOBY clean technology start up with a focus on solving for microplastic pollution.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Sustainability Innovation - Portfolio Manager
Ernst & Young LLP
- Managed inaugural portfolio of global strategic innovation priorities / tech solution investments (incl
- AI, blockchain) solutions (ROI - $13m portfolio)
- Coordinated sustainability technology go-to-market strategy across Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe Middle East and Africa (ROI – network effect)
- Risk Management Association: Inaugural Climate-Change Risk Survey
- Conducted first industry survey to assess financial institution’s climate risk readiness and integration into credit risk management.
Associate Director – EY Sustainability
Ernst & Young LLP
1 2019 - Current
- Shortlisted as delegate to represent EY on strategic brand and market eminence events (i.e., COP28 – ROI: 12 sessions with Alliance partners and start up ecosystem – over 300 attendees impacted), NYC climate week
- Lead of inaugural AI + sustainability program – developed strategy and organized program to execute use case development internally (EY) and externally (w/ MSFT and IBM) – add use cases
- Microsoft Sustainability Changemaker Award (Partner of the Year 2022, 2023), IBM Sustainability Call for Code Ecosystem Engagement Award (2022)
- Instrumental in governance member of 5 strategic sustainability technology solutions across priority sectors (insert ROI)
- Developed network and community for sustainability innovation priorities (duplicate)
- Liaised with senior stakeholders to manage a change management program as part of the EY Sustainability Technology and Innovation Board – brought Josh onboard (insert experience)
- Developed thought leadership with Alliance partners on key sustainability technology themes.
Advisory Manager - Financial Services Office
Ernst & Young LLP
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Large US Bank: Regulatory Implementation (Single Counterparty Credit Limits – SCCL)
- Created program issue management framework to streamline severe and material issue reporting and escalation
- Developed change management framework to centralize change identification, assessment, and implementation
- Implemented business requirements and governance procedures to facilitate Bank’s compliance to the SCCL rule
- National Clearing House: Board of Director’s (BoD) Escalation Assessment
- Led BoD reporting assessment, reviewing management risk and audit committee packages to streamline issue escalation
- Recommended enhancements to the General Counsel, with executive management input across model risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, market risk, compliance, incident management, resiliency and cyber risk
- Wealth Advisor: Counterparty Credit Risk Enhancements
- Enhanced credit risk group’s counterparty credit operations and governance protocols, refining credit risk policy
- Public Sector Service: Strategic Plan (secondment in Kenya)
- Developed 5-year strategy for wildlife service including financial projections, resource mobilization principles, risk framework and monitoring/evaluation procedures
- Global Investment Bank: Goals Based Wealth Advising
- Launched inaugural goals-based wealth advising retirement planning product for high net worth advisors
- Global Investment Bank: Capital Plan Review
- Facilitated capital plan reviews to enhance risk identification, scenario design and capital adequacy across FR Y-9C, FR Y-14Q.
Education
Master of Science (MSc) Sustainability Management -
Columbia University
New York, USA 09.2021 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) Economics - undefined
Clark University
Massachusetts, USA 08.2010 - 05.2014
General Course Study Abroad: Economics & Economic History - undefined
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)
London, UK 09.2012 - 05.2013
Skills
Market understanding
Analyzing investment opportunities
Client Interfacing
Investment strategy
Events
- 2024 – Indigenous wisdom proposal
- 2023 - COP28 – selected to represent EY globally – alliance partner coordination – hosting 12 impactful events (incl. inaugural female founders council – working with women entrepreneurs + introducing them to EYs entrepreneurship ecosystem)
- 2023 - IBM EY Financial Services Innovation Summit – June 2023
- 2023 – panel moderator – African diaspora investment symposium – March 2023
- 2022 – EY global innovation strategy for Africa
- 2022 – EY IBM ESG Managed Services joint GTM. Global PMO across Alliance teams.
- 2022 – speaking engagement w/ William – ask for school name
- 2021 - https://morningsidepost.com/articles/2021/12/15/the-virus-out-of-africa-has-arrived-do-black-african-lives-actually-matter
- 2021 EY campaigns - sustainable finance, ESG product governance and strategy, racial equity, anti-racism, financial inclusion
- 2020 Mentor at African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative (AWEC) || 2019 Next Gen cohort member at Invest Africa US
- 2019 New York University (NYU) speaker at Women of Color and Capital Conference & Association for African development
- 2016 – 2019 consecutive speaker and panelist at the annual National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) convention
- 2017 – conducted independent microfinance field study to understand economic impact of unbanked SMEs in Kenya
- + PPP loans – NBA
- Panel features: ESG and Sustainable Investment in Africa - African Diaspora Investment Symposium (ADIS) (africandiasporanetwork.org), Anchoring Africa’s development, future on Diasporans’ shoulders (guardian.ng)
- MOBY Filters LLC - #SDGAction53281
Publications
- Https://www.ey.com/en_uk/sustainability/how-can-ai-help-us-accelerate-the-pace-of-change-the-world-needs
- Https://morningsidepost.com/articles/2021/12/15/the-virus-out-of-africa-has-arrived-do-black-african-lives-actually-matter
Languages
Swahili, Kikuyu
Native language
English
Beginner
A1
French
Beginner
A1
Spanish
Beginner
A1
Timeline
Master of Science (MSc) Sustainability Management -
Columbia University
09.2021 - 05.2023
Advisory Manager - Financial Services Office
Ernst & Young LLP
01.2015 - 01.2019
General Course Study Abroad: Economics & Economic History - undefined
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)
09.2012 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) Economics - undefined
Clark University
08.2010 - 05.2014
Sustainability Innovation - Portfolio Manager
Ernst & Young LLP
Associate Director – EY Sustainability
Ernst & Young LLP
1 2019 - Current
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