Combining both of her passions, financial well-being and clean, sustainable, living conditions for all, Amy Thacker has become a voice for women in the financial industry. These idealistic visions are what brought First Affirmative Financial Network’s Chief Operating Officer into the sustainable investing industry. Thacker’s leadership role with First Affirmative has allowed the firm to make substantial strides in their organizational and operational model, all to serve those focused on sustainable investing.
Thacker has a depth of knowledge of industry best practices and operational efficiency, in a growing industry where female leadership has long been missing. Her financial expertise and business sense drive First Affirmative’s focus on sustainable practices. Her leadership has led First Affirmative to adopt and develop emerging technologies, customer-friendly service approaches and profitable business systems.
First Affirmative is an independent, employee-owned investment advisor registered (RIA). First Affirmative provides investment advice consistent with the philosophies of sustainable, responsible, impact (SRI) investing. First Affirmative began conducting business in 1999 and believes (as it has from the beginning) that the ways in which people save, spend and invest can dramatically influence both the fabric and consciousness of society. Investors can make a meaningful difference by consciously directing investment capital toward enterprises that contribute to a clean, healthy environment, that treat people fairly and embrace equal opportunity, that produce safe and useful products, and support efforts to promote world peace. Clients who choose to invest with First Affirmative make a conscious choice to put their money to work for a dual purpose—to provide for a secure retirement, for example, while working for a better, more socially just and environmentally sustainable future for all.