Convocation: Amy Domini

A leading figure in socially responsible investing, Amy Domini is the founder and CEO of Domini Social Investments. The mission of this investment management company is to provide investment vehicles to the socially responsible investor. Shareholders in the Domini Funds make a different in the world by engaging companies on global warming, sweatshop labor, and product safety; revitalizing distressed communities; bringing new voices to the table; and redefining corporate America’s bottom line. Current offerings include a domestic equity fund, a bond fund, a European equity fund and an insured money market account. Both the bond fund and money market account directly support community development financial institutions. The equity funds facilitate direct dialogue between corporations and activists by filing shareholder resolutions with certain portfolio companies. In 2005, Time magazine named Domini to the Time 100 list of the world’s most influential people. Later that year, President Bill Clinton honored her at the inaugural meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative for helping protect children and the environment through the Domini Global Giving Fund. A frequent guest commentator on CNBC’s Talking Stocks and various other radio and television programs, Domini is also the author of Socially Responsible Investing: Making a Difference and Making Money.