General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> October 11, 2012

Downside Protection with Upside Participation Through ESG Investing

Ahlsten, Todd C.
Todd C. Ahlsten is the Chief Investment Officer and the lead Portfolio Manager of the Parnassus Equity Income Fund at Parnassus Investments. He joined the firm in 1995 as a Research Analyst and was previously a Parnassus Research Intern. In 1998, Mr. Ahlsten was promoted to Director of Research, and subsequently became Portfolio Manager of the Parnassus Equity Income Fund in 2001. He became Chief Investment Officer in 2008. Mr. Ahlsten received his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley, with an emphasis in finance and accounting. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief introduction to Parnassus and tell us about your role there?

Mr. Ahlsten: At Parnassus, we manage about $6.7 billion. We’ve been