General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> April 20, 2009
Adam Seitchik is Chief Investment Officer of Trillium Asset Management
Corporation in Boston (www.trilliuminvest.com), the oldest and largest
independent US investment firm dedicated solely to socially and environmentally
responsible investing. He is the lead portfolio manager for the Green Century
Balanced Fund, an environmentally focused mutual fund owned by a consortium of
non-profit environmental organizations. Prior to joining Trillium, he was Chief
Global Strategist for Deutsche Asset Management in London, where he led a team
setting investment policy for over 40 billion in client assets, and created and
managed three global macro hedge funds. He also has experience as an analyst and
portfolio manager at Wellington Management Company in Boston. He holds a PhD in
Economics from Boston University and early in his career was an Assistant
Professor of Economics at Wellesley College. He received the Chartered Financial
Analyst designation in 1993. He has published a variety of books and articles on
economics, finance and public policy, and has spoken widely on these issues. He
is the co-author of "Why Lower Drug Prices Benefit Institutional Investors: An
Application of Universal Ownership Theory," in the May 2007 issue of Corporate
Governance. Other recent articles include "Climate Change from the Investor's
Perspective" (for the Civil Society Institute), "The Transformational Power of
Sustainability," "Taking Responsibility for Market Returns," and "Wall Street
Goes Green." He is Director of the Bainbridge Graduate Institute, a leading
sustainable MBA program. He also serves as a Trustee of the Hyams Foundation,
which is dedicated to increasing economic and social justice and power within
low-income communities in the Boston area. He is Chair of the Foundation's
Investment and Finance Committee and serves on its ad-hoc committee on Mission
Related Investing. He is an elected parent representative on the Lexington High
School Council and an active member of the Social Venture Network. Profile
investment philosophy there.
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