Jennifer Essigs is Head of Sustainability at AE Industrial Partners, based in Boca Raton, Florida and is primarily focused on developing AE Industrial’s sustainability strategy and assessing and monitoring portfolio investments for environmental, social, and governance risks and opportunities. Under her management, the Firm has developed and instituted a value creation scorecard for all control investments focused on the material issues of GHG emissions intensity, energy efficiency, data security, employee days lost due to injury and category one customer escapes.

Ms. Essigs has spearheaded AE Industrial’s participation in the UN Principals of Responsible Investing (UNPRI), ESG Data Convergence Initiative (EDCI), the Initiative Climate International (iCI) and ILPA Diversity in Action. She has developed several projects focused on inclusion during her time at the Firm including an official mentoring program, employee engagement surveys and an affinity group.   Prior to joining AE Industrial Partners in 2021, Ms. Essigs owned and managed a multi-family office based in New Canaan, Connecticut.