Jen Braswell appointed as Global Head of Impact to M&G's private markets business
Jen Braswell has been appointed as Global Head of Impact to M&G's private markets business.
Reporting to Emmanuel Deblanc, Chief Investment Officer, Private Markets, Braswell will be responsible for enhancing collaboration and strengthening M&G’s ability to originate, manage and scale impact investments for institutional investors. Working with the investment teams, she will drive product innovation and strategic partnerships, while advancing M&G’s approach to impact assessment, measurement and governance.
Prior to joining M&G, Braswell was Managing Director of Global Impact at EQT, where she led the development of impact investing strategies across private equity, infrastructure, growth and venture investing. Earlier in her career, she held senior leadership roles at British International Investment, including leading value creation initiatives within its Impact Group. She brings nearly 30 years of experience across private capital, impact investing and sustainable finance in developed and emerging markets.
Since January 2026, Braswell has served as Senior Impact Advisor to responsAbility, helping to enhance its specialist capabilities across M&G’s private markets platform and scale M&G’s impact offering for clients. In her new role, she will continue to advise the responsAbility executive management team on impact-related topics.
The appointment reflects M&G’s ambition to build a market-leading impact investing proposition across private markets by leveraging its institutional scale with responsAbility's deep impact investing expertise, established track record and specialist resources.
As M&G’s specialist impact emerging markets investing business, responsAbility will remain central to the development of M&G’s impact capabilities and innovation agenda. Combining these strengths will provide clients with access to opportunities across private credit, infrastructure, real assets and private equity in developed and emerging markets, with a focus on climate, financial inclusion, sustainable food systems and social infrastructure.
Emmanuel Deblanc, Chief Investment Officer, Private Markets at M&G Investments, said: 'Institutional investors increasingly want private markets strategies that can combine financial performance with clear, measurable impact. Jen’s appointment brings greater strategic focus to our approach as we accelerate product innovation, deepen partnerships and strengthen how we can deliver impact for clients at scale.'
Jen Braswell, incoming Global Head of Impact, Private Markets, said: 'Impact investing has moved from a specialist allocation to a strategic priority for many institutional and private wealth investors. The next phase is about clarity of purpose, measurement and delivering investment propositions. M&G has the scale, expertise and breadth across private markets to continue to play a leading role, and I’m looking forward to working with teams across the business to help turn that potential into measurable outcomes for clients and the communities and sectors in which we invest.'
Who else is On the Move?