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Wendy Walford

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Head of climate risk at Legal & General
📍 Addlestone, England, United Kingdom

Wendy Walford is the Head of Climate & Nature Risk at Legal & General, leveraging over 20 years of actuarial experience to integrate environmental risks into financial decision-making. A graduate of Imperial College, she is a key industry voice, co-leading policy for the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance.

Wendy is passionate about translating policy into practice, personally leading tangible initiatives like the Pudding Wood project to embed climate considerations into real-world decisions rather than just frameworks. She is focused on ensuring there is a pipeline of suitable, real-world projects for sustainable investment.

She holds leadership roles outside her company, serving as co-lead for the policy track of the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Head of climate risk
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Addlestone, England, United Kingdom
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Climate & Nature Risk
Her professional title and primary focus is integrating climate and nature-related financial risks into governance, strategy, and investment decision-making.
Sustainable Finance Policy
Actively shapes industry policy as co-lead for the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance and the IFoA Sustainability Board, advocating for frameworks that unlock private finance.
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Career

Work history

4-2021
Head of climate risk
Legal & General
11-2017 - 4-2021
Head of risk and solvency oversight
Legal & General
2-2016 - 8-2016
Actuary
Legal & General
5-2015 - 1-2016
maternity leave
maternity
2-2014 - 4-2015
Internal Model Justification - head of group
Aviva
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Education
1996 - 1999
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Imperial college of science and technology
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