Sara Rosner is a Senior Vice President and AB’s Director of Responsible Investing Research.
She leads the Responsibility team’s work with AB’s investment teams and clients on identifying,
researching and engaging with material environmental and social issues that arise in the
investment process. Rosner also leads AB’s collaboration with the Columbia Climate School,
which focuses on enhancing investors’ ability to integrate climate change considerations into their
decision-making and investment processes. She has developed and is implementing AB’s
approach to managing material risks and opportunities stemming from the global transition to a
lower carbon economy and has managed firmwide initiatives on climate scenario analysis, carbon
offsets, and ESG education and training. Prior to joining the firm in 2018, Rosner performed
research for the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, where she worked on projects
related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and renewable energy alternatives
in the extractive industry. She spent most of her early career as a journalist covering energy and
infrastructure finance in the Americas for Euromoney Institutional Investor. Rosner holds a BS
(magna cum laude) in international studies from Pepperdine University and an MS in sustainability
management from Columbia University. She is a global member of 100 Women in Finance and a
member of Women Investing in a Sustainable Economy (WISE). Rosner was named one of
Crain’s New York Business Notable Leaders in Sustainability 2023. Location: New York