Patrick's is the Co-Founder and CEO of YourStake.org. He studied econometrics at Yale, where he focused his thesis work on climate-economic modeling, under Nobel-prize winning Nordhaus. He has published academically in sustainable finance, and has experience within renewable energy finance and community organizing.
First Affirmative Financial Network has partnered with YourStake.org to create a strong force in the ESG/SRI arena with portfolio construction and reporting platforms that can elevate the conversation and assist in creating investments for a better future. Advisors have a wealth of information at their fingertips through these comprehensive tools. Both First Affirmative and YourStake.org are working to improve the understanding of investment performance, reduce risk and have a positive impact on the world through SRI investing and ESG principles. AffirmativESG and YourStake – can help advisors align their clients’ investments with their values by providing customized investment portfolios and tangible metrics on issues from animal to human rights and climate change to corporate responsibility.
Speakers: Theresa Gusman, Gabe Rissman, and Patrick Reed
YourStake provides personalized, transparent, and explainable ESG data and impact reporting for wealth managers and asset managers. We help investment professionals find ESG investments that match their clients' values, and tell stories around the impact their portfolios create (e.g. your portfolio is responsible for 100,000 fewer pieces of plastic in the ocean).