Impact Investing Series: Katherine Collins
Guest Speaker Katherine Collins, Head of Sustainable Investing at Putnam Investments
Please join us in virtually welcoming Katherine Collins on Tuesday 10/6 from 5:30-6:30pm as the second guest speaker in the Impact Investing Series.
An author and leader at Putnam Investments, Mrs. Collins specializes in the research and implementation of ESG criteria. She will be discussing her work in investing as a service to her community and the planet.
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About Katherine:
Ms. Collins is Head of Sustainable Investing and the portfolio manager of Putnam's sustainable investing strategies. She is responsible for leading Putnam's investment research, strategy implementation, and thought leadership on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles. Ms. Collins collaborates with portfolio managers and analysts on ESG integration, assessing the fundamental relevance of ESG issues at a security level, and the potential for alpha generation and risk mitigation at a portfolio level. She is the portfolio manager of two ESG-focused separately managed accounts, specifically managed for institutional clients.
A recognized thought leader, Ms. Collins provides analysis on current and emerging trends in sustainable investing. She is the author of The Nature of Investing: Resilient Investment Strategies through Biomimicry. In 2009, Ms. Collins founded Honeybee Capital, an independent investment research firm focused on ESG principles. She joined Putnam in 2017 and has been in the investment industry since 1990.
Prior to founding Honeybee Capital, Ms. Collins served in equity management roles, including as Head of Equity Research, Portfolio Manager, and Equity Research Analyst, at Fidelity Investments from 1990 to 2008. She managed Fidelity America Funds from the firm's London office and was a Portfolio Manager of all Fidelity MidCap funds while based in Boston. As an Equity Research Analyst, she managed several industry-specific Select funds and researched over a dozen industries. She also spent two years at the Fidelity Foundations, acting as Program Officer for large philanthropic organizations.
Ms. Collins serves on numerous boards, including Last Mile Health, Santa Fe Institute, Omega Institute, and Harvard Divinity School Dean's Council. She earned a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and a B.A. from Wellesley College.