As an Environmental Specialist at Finastra, Maddie applies her Environmental Science background to driving sustainability as a strategic priority in the financial technology sector, pursuing her ambition of promoting a net-zero transition.

From a young age, Maddie has been an advocate for environmental issues, a school work placement at CDP (f. The Carbon Disclosure Project) led Maddie to discover the role of corporates in sustainability. From there she developed an ambition to pair her environmental advocacy with a corporate career in the sector.

This led her to join Finastra in 2019 as an Environmental Associate, following graduation from The University of Manchester in B.Sc. Environmental Science, with a year spent at the University of Utrecht. Maddie has since launched the environmental strategy and now leads this globally for the ESG team. She continues to develop and apply her knowledge in the field to her work, for example recently helping to shape Finastra’s ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) Strategy through learnings from a Business Sustainability Management course she successfully completed at The Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership. Utilising her expertise, she is currently working to position Finastra as a technology leader in sustainable finance, and recently represented the company at COP26, the global climate change conference, in Glasgow.

Maddie is committed to encourage and mentor young people in pursuing a career in STEM and Sustainability. At Finastra, Maddie is an active member of her local ‘Impact’ team and has run several programs to engage local underserved youth. Recently she has liaised with social-mobility charity Career Ready to set up mentorship opportunities for local employees. Outside of work, she has also been a mentor, volunteer and fundraiser for the children’s mental health charity Kids Inspire.