Spring 2023 Speakers
Joy Facos, Bill Breckinridge and Kristi Sutherland
Joy Facos
Joy Facos serves as Raymond James Investment Management鈥檚 Head of Sustainable
Investing and Corporate Responsibility. She is responsible for leading the firm鈥檚
continued progress on the Principles for Responsible Investment and working
with boutique investment managers, consultants, and clients on matters involving
environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing.
Before joining the firm in 2020, she spent 10 years in the field of sustainable and
responsible investing, most recently as principal at ESG Research Associates. She
has
focused on integrating ESG factors into investment processes, overseen proxy voting
and guideline development, and designed and implemented corporate engagement
initiatives.
Facos has been a financial services professional for more than 20 years and earned
a
Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Yale University.
Bill Breckinridge
Bill Breckinridge is currently the Vice President, Facilities and Environmental
Sustainability at Raymond James. He provides facilities support for approximately
1.5
million square feet in corporate facilities at the Home Office in St. Petersburg,
FL and in
Southfield, MI and Denver, CO. In this role, he leads 27 employees in the delivery
of
facilities operations and maintenance services, critical infrastructure support, and
capital project delivery. He also heads up the firm鈥檚 environmental sustainability
program.
Before joining Raymond James in 2017, Bill spent 21 years working in the public sector
including 20 years as a career naval officer. His experience includes senior
facilities/infrastructure leadership roles as an Assistant County Administrator for
Pinellas County, FL and in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps, where he retired at
the
rank of Commander. While serving as Director of Public Works at Naval Air Station,
Sigonella, Sicily, he led a base-wide initiative to reduce energy and water usage
receiving the Secretary of the Navy Energy & Water Management Award. In addition,
he
began his career in naval aviation as an F/A-18 Hornet pilot, accumulating over 550
total flight hours with 50 day and 27 night arrested landings.
Bill has a Master of Engineering degree in Public Works Management from the
University of Florida and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from
the United States Naval Academy. He is also a registered Professional (Civil) Engineer
in the Commonwealth of Virginia and a Certified Energy Manager.
Kristi Sutherland
Kristi Sutherland is currently an Assistant to the Chair at Raymond James. She is
responsible for driving and coordinating Raymond James' enterprise ESG program,
including strategy, governance, and reporting.
Before joining Raymond James in 2021, Kristi spent five years in management
consulting, where she led large cross-functional initiatives at financial services
firms.
Kristi has an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor
of Science in Business Administration in Finance and International Business from the
University of South Carolina's Darla Moore School of Business