Managing Director, Head of ESG Research, Scotiabank
Patrick Bryden, CFA, became Head of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Research in 2020 and previously ranked first nine times in the annual Brendan Wood International and Greenwich Associates institutional surveys as an energy analyst. Mr. Bryden also ranked number one in Brendan Wood International’s inaugural year for the category of ESG in 2022 and Scotiabank was awarded Best Specialist ESG Research at the 2023 ESG Investing Awards. Mr. Bryden served on the Natural Gas Expert Group for the Alberta Royalty Review, advised the Province of Alberta on the calibration of its Modernized Royalty Framework, and further served on the ESG Working Group of the Government of Alberta. Mr. Bryden serves on the Research Advisory Council of the Institute for Sustainable Finance, housed at Queen’s University’s Smith School of Business. Mr. Bryden also serves on the Sustainable Finance Virtual Network, the ESG Data Working Group, and the Natural Capital Working Group, of the Canadian Fixed-Income Forum of the Bank of Canada. Mr. Bryden has raised more than $145,000 for the Movember Foundation and Ovarian Cancer Canada in his time at Scotiabank GBM. He has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from the University of Calgary and is a CFA charterholder.