Marisa was appointed the inaugural Chief Sustainability Officer for Standard Chartered Bank on 1 July 2022. Previously, during her nearly 40 year career, Marisa worked at several global banks including Merrill Lynch in leveraged finance and Credit Suisse in investment banking, ultimately co-heading investment banking. In 2017 Marisa was appointed CEO of the Impact Advisory and Finance Group and then became the bank’s first Chief Sustainability Officer. She was appointed in early 2022 as a NED of the US-listed broadband and mobile company, Liberty Global plc, and in late 2021 as a non-executive director of Agronomics. She also serves on the advisory council of the City of London Corporation, on the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Sustainable Finance Panel, on McKinsey’s Sustainable Finance Council, and on several High-Level Groups sponsored by the World Economic Forum and the UN with a heavy emphasis on the Ocean and Sustainable finance. Marisa’s external activities also include a charitable Advisory Board roles Room-to-Read. In 2025, Marisa was recognized by CNBC as a Changemaker materially influencing global business, in 2024, she was named as one of Time Magazine’s 100 Climate Leaders and in 2021 as one of 100 Global Visionary Leaders by Meaningful Business and EY. She has also been recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in International Business.