Shamya Ullah is a Portfolio Manager - Portfolio Focus, Financial Advisor and passionate about the impact and values of aligned investing. She began her career on Wall Street in 1997 at Goldman Sachs, as a fixed income institutional analyst. After moving to Los Angeles and working in the entertainment industry at firms including Propaganda Films and William Morris Agency, she returned to finance at UBS and subsequently Morgan Stanley.
In 2017, she joined RBC Wealth Management as a Fiancial Advisor managing assets for nonprofits, foundations, endowments, donor advised funds, as well as private clients.
Shamya became an early adopter of responsible investing, championing impact strategies focusing on the use of private capital for social good. From ESG integration to developing strategies for fossil fuel, firearms and private prison divestment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, she has directed value-aligned strategies for more than 15 years. Shamya is a frequent speaker on impact investing, having presented or lectured at the United Nations in Geneva, the USSIF/Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investing, as well as various global conferences and universities.
In addition to her professional endeavors, Shamya is a social justice activist, focusing on issues related to racial justice and equity. She has served on the boards of One Community (fka Good Films), as well as the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education Board of Councilors, the ACLU of Southern California, Families in School and the Special Needs Network.
Born in Manchester, England and raised in Scotland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and New York, Shamya is truly am a global citizen. In addition to her childhood experiences, she has worked in Japan, Hong Kong and London and traveled to more than 40 countries. Shamya earned a dual Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia University in economics and industrial engineering, where I also lettered in varsity track and field and cross country.
Her areas of focus include impact and values aligned investing and helping clients with philanthropy, investment management and investment policy statements for endowments, nonprofits and foundations, wealth planning and asset allocation for private clients, as well as financial empowerment and education for women.
