Jaya joined WHEB in 2022 in a new role as Client Services Manager. She was previously the founding executive director of the AQR Asset Management Institute, a research centre at London Business School.
Jaya has a background in sustainability and finance gained at firms including JP Morgan and UBS, where she was a client portfolio manager for global and emerging markets equities and sustainable investments. She represented the firm within the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initative (UNEP FI), among a number of other initiatives.
Jaya has a degree from the University of Bristol and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where she was founder of the Net Impact chapter. She holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing.
Jaya is engaged in a number of voluntary activities, including serving as a trustee for contemporary music for all and the Thelma Matilda Alves Foundation, and as a board member of Insight Outreach.