Our Women Investment Thought Leaders

Our Women Leaders

The guidance, perspective, and lived + professional experience of our women leaders give Boston Common’s team a unique advantage as diverse voices drive our investment decision-making.

Women with a Vision

Meet the women leaders that that fuel Boston Common’s unique investment approach.

Ally McDonald

Chief Executive Officer

Geeta Aiyer

President & Founder

Liz Su

Portfolio Manager

Michelle Buckley

Portfolio Manager; Director, Multi-Asset Solutions

Gender Diversity at Boston Common

Boston Common is women-founded, women-led, & majority women-owned. Women are equitably represented in Boston Common’s staff and senior leadership team.

Our Viewpoints

Read on for insights and research from our women leaders. Understanding global market trends and influences is an important part of our work, and we value educating our peers and sharing our perspective with you.

Have US Profit Margins Peaked?

Since the early 1990s, underlying market forces have paved the way for profitability growth and significant profit margin expansion at U.S. corporations. The days of persistent profit margin expansion, however, may be coming to an end.

Emerging Markets Sustainability: A New Growth Foundation

As EM governments chart a return toward growth, they are aligning economic policies and capital commitments with sustainability goals, a trend companies are taking advantage of by investing in innovative solutions to become local and global leaders. Learn more about why Emerging Markets hold a winning-hand in a sustainability-driven economy.

DID YOU KNOW

Follow our Did You Know series highlighting gender inequality and Boston Common’s differentiated leadership approach

Boston Common built a gender priority framework to deepen investor and portfolio company approaches driving gender equity across the value chain.

Check out Michelle Buckley’s thoughts on misinterpretation of esg-integrated research for a portfolio style.

Diversity significantly improves financial performance

Asset owners have the ability and responsibility to drive diversity and inclusivity within investment management industry. Read Boston Common’s  Engagement Philosophy.

As part of Boston Common’s commitment to prioritizing gender, we participate in public policy, including our recent open letter to European representatives on explicitly addressing gender in the EU’s new Corporate Sustainability Directive.