Sam Burke

Ms. Samantha Burke is a Senior ESG Analyst at Boston Trust Walden, Inc. She responsible for evaluating current and potential portfolio investments and engaging companies to advance sustainable business practices.
In her role, Sam analyzes corporate sustainability polices, practices, and performance across a broad array of environmental, social, and governance factors and works on shareholder engagement initiatives related to a wide range of sustainability issues, including board diversity and workplace equality.
She is a member of the ESG Research & Engagement Committee and the Respect, Equity, Accountability, Diversity, and Inclusion (READI) Committee.
She began her career in 2015 and joined Boston Trust Walden in 2020.
Previously she worked at Ceres supporting the incubation and vetting of new project ideas, as well as measuring and evaluating progress towards advancing climate, governance, and equitable workplace goals.
She also supported the launch of the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets strategies.
Prior to Ceres, she worked at Ernst & Young in the Financial Risk Advisory practice.
She earned a BBA in Finance, with a focus on sustainability and environmental studies, from the College of William & Mary.
She holds the Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential and is a member of the Oxford University Smith School of Enterprise and Environment’s Sustainable Finance Foundations co-hort.