Dr. Julie Anderson brings over 25 years of global asset management expertise to her role at American University's Kogod School of Business, where she serves as Director of the Master of Science in Sustainability Management (MSSM) program. As a distinguished business strategist specializing in ESG and Sustainability, Dr. Anderson combines extensive industry leadership with academic rigor to prepare students for careers at the intersection of business and sustainability.

Prior to joining American University in September 2023, Dr. Anderson held senior leadership positions at several of the world's most prestigious investment management firms:
At BlackRock (2022-2023), she served as Director and Head of iShares US Sustainable ETFs, where she led the overall strategy for index-based sustainable ETFs with $58 billion in assets under management, managed a team of strategists, and provided strategic business reviews to the executive committee.

As Director of Business Strategy, Investments at Invesco (2016-2019), she led a team redesigning the firm's global equity platform ($41 billion AUM) and designed and implemented enterprise-wide ESG integration plans while serving as a brand spokesperson.

At PIMCO (2012-2016), Dr. Anderson was Senior Vice President and Strategist for Global & Emerging Markets, where she managed a $170 billion business platform and created the company's flagship monthly publication, The Global Update, which reached 85,000 clients worldwide.

Her earlier roles at T. Rowe Price International (1997-2011) included Vice President, Emerging Markets Sovereign Analyst/Portfolio Manager, where she helped increase emerging market assets under management from $800 million to $10 billion. During her tenure at T. Rowe Price, she also served as a Municipal Bond Trader and US Economist.