Robin Young

Detail-oriented research professional with expertise in shareholder proposals, corporate governance, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. Highly skilled in data management, policy analysis, and corporate benchmarking and corporates political spending research. Adept at managing complex databases, authoring reports, and delivering customized ESG insights.

Research Director at Sustainable Investment Institute (2010-02 – 2025-01)

• Management of shareholder proposal database from initial filing through final resolution including SEC actions, proponent action and final voting totals
• Company specific issue reports detailing issues in corporate political influence, environmental/climate change concerns, executive compensation, diversity, human rights and ethical finance
• Authorship of yearly background report on political spending issues
• Conduct annual Political Spending Governance survey of S&P 500, detailing company political spending policies (election spending and lobbying), governance issues, direct political spending, and trade association memberships
• Providing bespoke research for clients on ESG issues
• Authorship of company’s Special Report: The Corporate Lobbying Black Hole
• Co-authorship of company’s How Leading U.S. Corporations Goven and Spend on State Lobbying and Corporate Governance of Political Expenditures: 2011 Benchmark Report on S&P 500 Companies

Senior Research Analyst – Proxy Advisory Services/Environmental, Social and Governance Service at RiskMetrics Group (2005-01 – 2009-06)

• Ethics and governance research on companies in all international markets with an emphasis on controversy-induced risk
• Company specific research reports on political contribution issues raised in shareholder sponsored proposals
• Authorship of company’s 2009 Defense and Security Issues report
• Analysis and reports on annual and special meetings for publicly traded companies on all major American exchanges
• Evaluation of company specific compensation plans, management and shareholder sponsored corporate governance issues with special emphasis on mergers, acquisitions and recapitalizations as well as management and shareholder proposals related to executive compensation
• Collection and verification of evergreen and overall dilution data and contributing writer for company’s published dilution study
• Quality control of data supplied by overseas divisions

Senior Loan Officer at Redwood Financial Services, Inc. (2001-01 – 2004-07)

• Provided all aspects of mortgage loan origination from initial customer contact through final closing and funding of both FHA and Conventional home mortgage refinances and purchases
• Responsible for the management of monthly personal pipeline of up to $17 million in individual loans.
• Managed all tracking, processing and scheduling of loans with both retail consumers and institutional partners in 6 states
• Conducted in-person presentations of both initial loan applications and final closing settlements to individual customers
• Performed monthly reconciliation of all closed accounts

Senior FHA Loan Processor / Closer at Watermark Financial Partners, Inc. (1997-10 – 2000-03)

• Managed FHA Loan Pipeline
• Team leader for FHA Production
• Directed and monitored team’s efficiency and production
• Managed FHA loan process from initial setup to post purchase
• Coordinated the monthly funding of $6 to $25 million in FHA loans
• Served as liaison among 25 title/escrow companies in 13 states
• Member of the planning taskforce for the automation of Watermark’s FHA loan process
• Trained and mentored new employees in all aspects of FHA loans

Human Resources Assistant at Department of Energy (Rocky Flats) (1996-09 – 1997-03)

• Managed and Monitored personnel database for reporting errors; reconciled and updated records; conducted queries and reports
• Inventoried and warehoused expired employee records
• Conducted employee reference checks-verbal and written

Junior FHA Processor / Closer; Secondary Marketing Assistant at Colorado Mortgage Professionals, Inc. (1995-04 – 1996-07)

• Registered and tracked an average of $47 million in home loans per month
• Member of database design team to implement and maintain a company-wide loan registration database
• Maintained and monitored database daily for 40 investors
• Generated a daily production and pipeline report for senior staff

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science – The Colorado College (1989-09 – 1993-05)