Samantha Stephens has been a member of Mirova’s Responsible Investment Research team since 2015, specializing in energy, including renewables, oil & gas, and energy efficiency. She became liaison to the global equity investment committee in 2016 and has represented Mirova Research in the U.S. since April 2019. Ms. Stephens has authored several important pieces for Mirova, including its climate change scenario alignment method, primers on carbon accounting, and position papers. She received her BA in Physics from Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and her MS in Sustainable Development from HEC Paris, in Jouy-en-Josas, France.