The class everyone should take early in their career, from a finance exec who oversees $300 billion in sustainable finance

Marisa Drew knows she’s impatient. It’s her secret to leading a team through big initiatives.

Drew is the chief sustainability officer for Standard Chartered, where she oversees $300 billion in sustainable finance to channel investments into high-impact, climate-friendly projects.

“I know I’m impatient, and I need to move fast and I need to have results, or we need to move on,” Drew told CNBC’s Julia Boorstin in the latest episode of the “CNBC Changemakers and Power Players” podcast.

Drew says her results-driven focus taps into her desire to innovate and be a solutions-provider for large-scale issues, like getting Standard Chartered to be net zero in its financial emissions by 2050.

She said one class in college taught her how to learn and move quickly, and she recommends it to everyone.