Biography

Edwina Kelly is a member of the board of directors for Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE: WTRG), one of the largest publicly traded water, wastewater and natural gas providers in the U.S., serving approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states.

Kelly is a senior principal at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), a professional investment management organization with more than CAD$475 billion in assets, where she is responsible for originating new investments, transaction management and asset management for investments in the organization’s global Sustainable Energy Group.

Prior to joining CPP Investments, she was a director at EFG Hermes UAE where she helped manage the renewable energy platform and led solar portfolio acquisitions and equity restructurings of wind farm investments.

Kelly holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, politics and economics from the University of Oxford and is an associated chartered accountant member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Kelly serves on the audit committee and the risk mitigation and investment policy committee of the board.