Jimmy Yan

Head of ESG Integration - New York City Comptroller’s Office

Jimmy is Head of ESG Integration in the Office of the New York City Comptroller’s Bureau of Asset Management (BAM) which manages the investments of the five New York City pension funds, collectively the fourth largest pension system in the U.S. Jimmy is responsible for conducting ESG and DEI diligence, monitoring and engagement of investment managers across all asset classes and integrating ESG in investment strategy. Jimmy also helps develop and implement the pension funds’ plans to achieve net zero GHG emissions for their investments by 2040. Prior to the Comptroller’s Office, Jimmy served on the Board of Trustees for the New York City Employees Retirement System (NYCERS) for eight years where he helped lead ESG and diverse and emerging manager initiatives. Jimmy was also the General Counsel of the Manhattan Borough President’s Office, General Counsel for the New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, Deputy Chief Counsel to the City’s Charter Revision Commission and a civil rights attorney and policy advocate. In his government roles, he also served on the Queens Public Library Board of Trustees, the New York City Board of Education and the Chinatown Business Improvement District Board. He is a graduate of New York University School of Law and the University of California at Berkeley.