Fred Isleib III, CFA Director, ESG Research and Integration, Manulife Asset Management Frederick W. Isleib III, CFA, is Director, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Research and Integration at Manulife Asset Management. He collaborates directly with US-based portfolio managers and investment analysts responsible for some of the firm's largest equities and fixed income strategies (by AUM) to integrate ESG risks and opportunities into the investment decision-making and risk monitoring process. In his role, Fred leads ESG engagements with high profile Fortune 500 companies, as well as the broader US investment universe, to foster improved ESG management standards among some of the firm's most significant holdings. He is also responsible for the generation of the thematic and top down research related to emerging ESG investment issues.