Our Vision
Transform finance to require human, community, and environmental well-being as essential for financial success.
Our Mission
Activate investor capital toward solutions for people and planet.
Our Story
Boston Common is a thoughtful, active, ESG-integrated, investment manager and global leader in shareowner engagement. For more than 20 years, we have generated competitive investment returns and challenged companies across industries to devote resources and innovation toward social equity and earth renewal.
Our Principles
We believe investors are drivers of change.
Investors have an opportunity and duty to activate capital in service of solutions for people and planet. We invest in and engage with companies that contribute to and benefit from fostering a more sustainable and equitable future.
We value our employees as our most important assets.
Using a human-centered approach, we prioritize the health and well-being of our employees, fostering an environment of growth, trust, innovation, equity, and inclusion.
We draw strength from our diversity.
The professional and lived experiences of our team are competitive advantages that enrich our culture. As a leading ESG investment manager and champion for diversity in a homogenous field, we bring a unique perspective to investing and generating impact.
We have a long-term model for success.
Our seasoned investment team, in-house research capabilities, and market-leading engagement strategies generate social & environmental impact and competitive financial returns.
We align our client’s missions with their investments.
As trusted advisors, we are guided and inspired by our clients, working together to align investments and values.
Our Team
Diverse, Seasoned, Dynamic, Independent
Praveen Abichandani, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Geeta Aiyer, CFA
President & Founder
Joana Arthur, CFA
Investment Director
Sarah Beaulieu, CIMA®
Marketing Manager
Constantina Bichta, PhD
ESG Research
Corné Biemans
Portfolio Manager, Managing Director
Michelle Buckley, CFA, CAIA
Portfolio Manager; Director, Multi-Asset Solutions
Marlee Burr
Relationship Manager
Lauren Compere
Head of Stewardship & Engagement
Eshan Dalal
Compliance Analyst
David D’Attanasio
Portfolio Implementer & Trading Coordinator
Tara Doyle
Senior Vice President, Business Development & Strategic Marketing
Kathleen Egan
Director of Corporate Purpose & Talent Management
Kristina Eisnor
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Compliance Officer
Sharon Flynn
Compliance Analyst
Lei Ge, CFA
Global Equity Analyst
Kate Genovese
Operations Manager
Kev Hart, CIMA®
Director of Marketing & Brand Strategy
Steven Heim
Director of ESG Research / Shareowner Engagement
Dennis Huang
Senior Portfolio Operations Associate
Kristin Jenko
Head of Client Service
Abbott Lawrence, CFA
Global Equity Analyst
Linh Le
Portfolio Operations Associate
Ashley Lyon
Senior Vice President, Business Development
Allyson McDonald
Chief Executive Officer
Matthew Meade, CFA
Global Equity Analyst
Tina Norman
RFP Writer and Data Analyst
Amy Orr
Director of US Shareholder Engagement
Hilary Petit
Senior Client Service Associate
Caitlyn Reinfurt
Investment Research Associate
Tom Richardson
Head of Operations & Technology
Marykelly Smith
Controller
Kevin Ssonko
ESG Associate
Jonathan Starr, CFA
Global Equity Analyst
Liz Su, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Khine Thant
ESG Research Analyst
Andrew Thompson, CFP®
Investment Director, Multi Asset Solutions
Kirt Thorne
Client Service Associate
Margien Tolson, CFA
Global Equity Analyst / Portfolio Implementation
Dennis Topakov
Senior Client Service Associate
Shushih Tseng
Senior Accountant
Leah Turino, CFP®
Head of ESG Integration
Sam Warner, CAIA
Senior Client Service Associate
Matt Zalosh, CFA
CIO, International Strategies
Tony Zou
ESG Associate
Our Name
Since 1634, the Boston Common, America’s oldest public park, has served as a community space owned by no one yet essential to all. Like “The Common”, our work stands at the intersection of the ecologic and economic realms, working toward responsible, equitable prosperity in our local and global community.
