She will discuss where she sees ESG solutions heading as we move forward into 2024. Conversation will be geared around: 

• What is ESG (Environment, Social & Corporate Governance)
• Why it's important to organizations in the US and globally?
• What are some things everyone should be thinking about in terms of sustainability in their business?

Kristen Fishman is an audit senior manager with KPMG LLP where she is a member of KPMG ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and the ESG Center for Audit Solutions. She has over nine years of cross-functional audit and advisory experience for clients ranging from not-for-profit organizations to large multinational public companies.

At the KPMG ESG Center for Audit Solutions, Kristen is part of a team developing new methodologies to enable KPMG audit and advisory professionals to deliver ESG solutions to a diverse group of clients. She also manages ESG assurance and advisory engagements for clients navigating their ESG reporting journey.

Kristen is originally from Hartford County in Connecticut and attended Boston College, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting and environmental studies. She is a CPA licensed in Massachusetts and has an Executive Certificate in Advancing Sustainability from the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business.

This will be the last WWW of 2023! Please come and sip, munch and mingle to continue to build our valuable and growing network of women professionals! Women and Wine Wednesday is open to all MIT alumnae, colleagues and friends.