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FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET 

OUR TEAM

FaithInvest has a core team of staff supported by consultants and advisors around the world. The team brings together people with significant experience in engaging faith groups, alongside those with extensive backgrounds in socially responsible investing, asset management and shareholder advocacy. 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

FaithInvest is sorry to announce the departure of its interim CEO Dr Lorna Gold on 30 June 2024. Dr Gold said she 'made the difficult decision' to step down in order to dedicate her time more fully to the Laudato Si' Movement, of which she is Chair. Dave Zellner, Board Chair of FaithInvest, said: 'Lorna has served FaithInvest with professionalism and unwavering commitment to our mission. We wish her well in her future endeavours.'

He added: 'The FaithInvest trustees have begun the process of identifying our next leader. Our diverse and experienced trustees, the Leadership team, and our Founding President Martin Palmer are fully engaged and committed in pursuit of the mission and vision of the organisation. We have a robust and exciting upcoming schedule of events planned for the year ahead that will capitalise on the momentum achieved thus far.'

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MARTIN
PALMER

Founding President

Martin Palmer is the Founding President of FaithInvest, having established the organisation in 2019 and been its inaugural Chief Executive. Previously, he was the Secretary General of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC), founded with HRH Prince Philip in 1995 to help faiths develop environmental and conservation projects based on their own beliefs and practices.

 

Martin is an international specialist on all major faiths and religious traditions and cultures. He is the author and editor of more than 20 books on religious and environmental topics. He has translated many ancient Chinese texts, is a regular contributor to the BBC, and is a lay preacher in the Church of England. He has been working with the faiths on their investment programmes since 2001.

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HASNANE
ARAIN

Investment Solutions Analyst

Hasnane Arain graduated from Birkbeck, University of London, in 2022 with a First Class degree in Finance with Accounting and also completed a graduate certificate at UCLA Extension in Business with a concentration in Finance in the same year. During his studies, he focused on financial market analysis, corporate finance, and portfolio management. In his free time, he also manages his own investment portfolio with various religious and personal investment criteria. As a car enthusiast you are most likely to find him cruising around California’s National Parks in his preferred choice of automobile. He is based in California and the UK.

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PIPPA
ARNOLD

Events Manager

Pippa Arnold (no relation to Catherine!) has been organising international, multi-faith, environmental events and building relationships with a wide range of partners for more than a decade. She worked for the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC), organising events in partnership with the UN, Norwegian Government and Buckingham Palace, among others, and in locations ranging from Ise, Japan, to Nairobi, Kenya. She is a Trustee of the UK-based charity Faith in Water, has a degree in Geography from Sussex University, UK., and combines huge efficiency with an ability to remain calm and cheerful under pressure.

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CATHERINE DEVITT

Programme Manager

Catherine Devitt leads FaithInvest's programme on faith beliefs, teachings and values. She worked with the Irish Jesuit Province at the nexus of faith and environmental justice, and has formation experience in ecology and spirituality, Catholic Social Teaching and care for the earth. An environmental professional with extensive experience in mixed-methods research, policy development, programme management and evaluation, strategic communication and stakeholder engagement, she has lectured at University College Dublin, Ireland, on environmental issues and published in leading international journals on environmental policy, interreligious dialogue and sustainability. She divides her time between Ireland and The Netherlands.

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TRISH
GROVES

Communications and Data Officer

Trish Groves is a communications professional, with over two decades’ experience in international development. A successful fundraiser for five years, she moved to the campaigns team, raising awareness through the arts about the causes of global inequality. With a post-graduate degree in scriptwriting, and qualifications in online marketing, client-side web development and entrepreneurship, Trish particularly enjoys the creative side of online communications. As a counterbalance to this, she also enjoys the complexities of databases, CRMs and automations, and loves helping systems and processes to run smoothly. In her spare time, you’ll find her daydreaming about moving to a secluded cabin in the forest – with excellent broadband. She is based in Ireland.

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STEVEN
OWEN

Strategic Marketing and Communications

Steven Owen is a financial product marketing and distribution professional with more than 25 years' experience. With strategic communications, writing and editing skills, he has led the development, implementation, and measurement of successful marketing programmes for a range of investment products and financial services at several asset management firms including Liberty Cove Investors, Janus Henderson, Wellington Management, and Putnam Investments. Steven received a Master in Business Administration degree from Boston University. He currently lives in the Bay Area of San Francisco, California.

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SUSIE
WELDON

Director of Communications

Susie Weldon was an award-winning journalist for two decades, working in the UK and Hong Kong, before moving into international development where she specialised in working with working with faith groups on environmental issues. She headed the Alliance of Religions and Conservation's Faith in Food programme, helping to train hundreds of Christian and Muslim farmers in East Africa in sustainable farming methods. She later co-founded the UK charity Faith in Water which worked with Ugandan faith-managed schools on water and sanitation, particularly girls' menstrual health. She is co-author of Faith in Food: Changing the world one meal at a time. and a trustee of Sustainable Food Somerset. She is based in the UK.

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CATHERINE
ARNOLD

Advisor

Catherine Arnold is a theologian, scholar of Islam, former diplomat and currently Master of St Edmund's College, Cambridge, UK. She joined the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 2006 and was posted to Oman, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan, including three years as the UK's Ambassador to Mongolia. She was then appointed Head of the FCO's Illegal Wildlife Trade Unit, delivering the high profile 2018 Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference. In 2019, she led the Cabinet Office's successful campaign to secure the UK as host for COP26. She is the first woman to hold the post of Master of St Edmund's College.

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MARK
CAMPANALE

Advisor

Mark Campanale is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Carbon Tracker Initiative, an independent financial think tank carrying out in-depth analysis on the impact of energy transition on capital markets. He has been a leading figure in ethical investments for over 30 years, co-founding reponsible investment funds at Jupiter Asset Management, NPI, AMP Capital and Henderson Global Investor. He is a founding director of the UK Sustainable and Responsible Investment Forum and has served on many global bodies from UNEP's Financial Sector Initiative to the steering group of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development's working group on finance.

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MICHAEL
EVEN

Advisor

Mike Even is an investment professional with more than 35 years of experience. In 2019, he founded FaithInvest alongside Martin Palmer and served as FaithInvest's Director of Investment Research and Strategy for four years. He now serves as an advisor to the Board. He is a director, board member and advisor to several organisations, including Geode Capital Management, Rockefeller Capital Management, KingsCrowd, Osmosis Investment Management and the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Management Board. He was Chairman and CEO of Man Numeric. Prior to that, he worked for Citigroup for nine years, including overseeing investment teams running nearly $500B in client assets. He is based in the Boston area of the United States, and is a CFA charterholder.

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MATHEW 
JENSEN,CFA

Director of Faith-Consistent Investing Programmes

Mathew Jensen has two decades of engaging institutional investors and consultants worldwide. His expertise includes multi-asset global investing, product development and management, and consulting across global institutional markets. His background includes Chief Operating Officer for Liberty Cove Investors, Boston, US; Director of Research and Development for Fidelity Management and Research Company, Boston, US; and Investment Director for Wellington Management, Boston, US, and London, UK. Mathew holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Enterprise Risk Management Certified Professional (ERMCP) certifications, a Master in Business Administration from Cornell University and Queen's University Canada, and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Northeastern University. He is based in the US, in the Greater Boston area.

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MICHAEL
SHACKLETON

Advisor on Asian faith communities

Michael Shackleton is Associate Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology at Osaka Gakuin University in Japan, and a member of the Royal Anthropological Institute. He has a special interest in religion and the environment. He was involved in the work of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) from its earliest days. He acts as FaithInvest's advisor, providing key liaison and support on Asian faith groups.

OUR TRUSTEES AND FUNDERS

SUPPORT US

By donating to FaithInvest, your gift helps us develop the free-to-access tools, programmes and resources needed to support faith groups as across as wide a range of geographies and capacities as possible. We are very grateful for any support you can give us.

Sincere thanks from everyone at FaithInvest!

© 2023 by FAITHINVEST

FaithInvest is a registered charity in England and Wales 1187015 and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales 11862410.

Disclaimer

FaithInvest is an international nonprofit organisation that empowers faith groups to invest in line with their beliefs and values. FaithInvest is not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority and does not provide financial or investment advice. Information provided on FaithInvest’s website or its other communication channels does not constitute financial or investment advice. If you wish to receive any form of financial or investment advice, please consult a qualified and independent financial advisor. You should conduct your own due diligence in relation to any investment opportunities or strategies you choose to pursue. FaithInvest does not promote any specific investments or opportunities and cannot therefore accept responsibility for any specific financial or investment decisions you make following participation on its website platform.

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