Biography

As a manager in RSM’s ESG Advisory Services, Jake manages the day-to-day operations of the practice, including client service delivery, methodology development, strategic projects, research, and thought-leadership. As a trained chemical engineer, with a focus in sustainability and environmental innovation, Jake brings expertise and experience in climate change adaptation and strategy, ESG risk assessments, scenario analysis, modelling, and stress testing while serving global companies. These services include ESG strategy development, ESG due diligence, greenhouse gas inventories, major change initiatives, internal control assessments, pre-audit, audit and risk analysis and compliance.

Jake leads RSM’s ESG Global Alignment initiatives, bringing together thought leaders across industries and jurisdictions to develop collaborative sustainability solutions that focus on enabling RSM to assist clients in achieving global sustainability goals. He is also a mentor in the John Molson Sustainable Enterprise Committee, working with university students to learn about sustainability topics, understand the various ESG and sustainability-related careers, and plans for their future, in hopes of becoming the next climate leaders. Jake is a regular panel presenter on ESG and sustainability topics in the banking, real estate, and energy sectors. In 2020, Jake was selected by RSM’s Board to serve as program manager on its climate change steering committee, which is a project that is in progress.