Liza McDonald

Liza McDonald is head of responsible investments at Aware Super, formerly known as First State Super. She has over 20 years’ experience in the superannuation sector and is a specialist in her field who is a passionate advocate for responsible investments.

As head of responsible investments, she has led the development and implementation of responsible investment policies, the execution of the climate change adaption plan and also manages the ESG policy compliance including manager and asset class ESG reviews.

Liza joined Aware Super through their merger partner Health Super in December 2006 as an analyst in the compliance, legal and risk team. Before joining First State Super, Liza held various roles at Mercer Legal where her primary focus was on trustee education and corporate secretarial duties.

Liza is a director of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), she is a member of the advisory committee with the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) and ESG Research Australia. She is also a member of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative technical working group, Better Informed Decisions.