Chandra Eastwell

Sustainable Investing Director – Qatar Investment Authority

Chandra is the first dedicated head of  Sustainable Investing at the Qatar Investment  Authority (QIA), the Sovereign Wealth Fund of  the State of Qatar. She is based in Doha.  Chandra and her team oversea QIA’s sustainable  investing strategy and are responsible for the  integration of ESG considerations in the  investment lifecycle and incorporating ESG  considerations in QIA’s corporate operations.  Chandra works alongside investment execution  and portfolio management teams to protect and  create value through sustainability and to support  engagement, collaboration and positive impact.  

Prior to joining QIA Chandra spent almost 10  years at Macquarie Group in Sydney, New York,  Perth and London in sustainable investment  roles, mainly within Macquarie Asset  

Management’s infrastructure and real assets  business where she helped develop the ESG  strategy and had a strong focus on net zero and  decarbonization. Prior the Macquarie Chandra  was a climate change and sustainability  consultant at EY and worked in government roles  all within the field of sustainability and natural  resources.  

She holds a Master’s degree in Environmental  Science and Law from the University of Sydney,  a Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental  Management from Murdoch University and a  Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western  Australia. She speaks French badly and is trying  to learn Arabic.