Trish Beltran

Manager

About Trish

Trish Beltran is a manager in RSM’s environment, social and governance (ESG) advisory practice, where she brings experience in assurance, technology integration, due diligence and business transformation. As a key member of the ESG team, Trish manages the overall operations of the practice, overseeing client service delivery, methodology development, strategic projects, research and thought leadership. Working closely with a cross-functional team, Trish ensures that clients receive the highest quality service and solutions to their most pressing ESG challenges. Trish has extensive experience assisting clients in both the private and public sectors with revenues above $95 billion in developing and maturing their ESG strategies.

In addition, Trish leads projects across industries and provides guidance to our clients through developing project portfolios and road maps of initiatives to achieve an optimized future-state process. She also helps enable the continuous evolvement of their ESG maturity. Trish is a thought leader and a key contributor in the development of RSM’s proprietary ESG Rapid Assessment® methodology, ESG due diligence methodology, ESG integration with technology methodology, ESG report builder methodology and global go-to-market strategy.

Trish also plays a key role in mergers and acquisition projects, conducting ESG due diligence for transactions to uncover any ESG-related risks. She has a deep understanding of how to apply the various ESG reporting frameworks, including the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure, Global Reporting Initiative and Greenhouse Gas Protocol to meet stakeholder expectations. Trish brings valuable skills in project management, having successfully mobilized and executed project management office functions for projects ranging from two months to three years, with multiple workstreams and cross-functional teams to ensure successful testing and implementation.


Experience

Trish is a recognized leader in navigating pressing and complex ESG and sustainability topics, providing guidance to clients in maturing their ESG journey. With a background in technology consulting for prestigious organizations such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and a large West Coast gas company, Trish has developed a deep understanding of how to leverage technical solutions to drive business process improvement, specifically focused on financial and non-financial data processing.

Trish is also an active advocate for ESG awareness and education, serving as RSM's culture, diversity and inclusion, employee network group, (Generation) national brand and strategy leader. In this role, she promotes ESG throughout RSM, leveraging her knowledge and experience to drive positive change and engagement across the organization.


Professional affiliations and designations

  • Scrum Master​
  • Reporting with GRI Standards 2021
  • Lean Six Sigma, Green Belt​
  • Reporting on Human Rights with GRI Standards 2021
  • Blockchain fellow​
  • GHG Protocol Accounting and Reporting Standard for Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3)

Education

  • Sustainable business strategy, Harvard Business School Online
  • Bachelor of Science, accounting, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona