Matthew Illian
Director of Responsible Investing
United Church Funds
About Matthew Illian
Matthew joined UCF in 2020 as the Director of Responsible Investing. In this role, he provides guidance on all of UCF’s stewardship activities including corporate engagements, investment manager oversight, proxy voting, investing strategy and more.
He has extensive experience working with philanthropic organizations and other values-based investors in designing investment strategies that achieve both financial and mission-aligned impact. He serves on the leadership team of the Advancing Worker Justice program hosted by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility. Matthew is a CFP® professional. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Virginia and received a master’s degree in finance from the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School.