Aneliya Crawford is a Managing Director in the UBS Investment Bank and leads UBS’s ESG Advisory Group efforts for the Americas.

Aneliya was formerly UBS’s Global Head of Activism & Defense. Aneliya has 15+ years of experience in corporate governance, shareholder activism and M&A. She has advised on hundreds of major activism contests and contests for control, including campaigns in the United States, Europe, Japan, Canada, Australia and Latin America.

Prior to joining UBS Investment Bank, Aneliya was a Partner leading the shareholder activism practice at Schulte Roth & Zabel and was one of the leading attorneys representing activist investors globally. Aneliya received a Juris Doctor from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law as a Dean's Scholar and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, M.L.A. Aneliya sits on the Advisory Board of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD)- NY chapter, the Board of Advisers of the Institute for Corporate Governance & Finance at NYU School of Law and is a frequent speaker and published author on the topics of contests for corporate control, corporate governance and hostile M&A.

Sarah is an ESG and climate change expert with over a decade of experience. Today, she regularly presents to Executive teams and Boards of Directors on the link between ESG and climate change with performance and long-term value, and helps her clients establish ESG and climate change strategies.

Previously, Sarah was a Principal at CPA Canada where she guided companies in integrating climate change considerations into business strategy, risk management, governance, and reporting. She has also held senior roles at PwC and MNP working with the energy and mining sectors. She is the Academic Director and Lead Instructor for the Institute for Corporate Directors (ICD)’s Board Oversight of Climate Change program.

She also facilitates a module on ESG and sustainable finance in the ICD’s Director Education Program and sits on the Boards of Leading Change and Sustainable Buildings Canada.