{"id":37690,"date":"2023-04-27T12:15:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T16:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.greenmoney.com\/2025\/?p=37690"},"modified":"2023-06-02T18:10:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T22:10:56","slug":"green-century-funds-president-named-to-prestigious-barrons-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.greenmoney.com\/2025\/green-century-funds-president-named-to-prestigious-barrons-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Century Funds President Named to Prestigious Barron\u2019s List"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Leslie Samuelrich, President of Green Century Funds, was named to <\/span>Barron\u2019s 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance<\/span><\/a>, joining the ranks of prominent women including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other notable names in finance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Samuelrich has been an articulate and powerful voice in promoting environmentally and sustainable investing for the past 10 years at the helm of Green Century Funds. She and others have taken diverse paths into positions of prominence on <\/span>Barron\u2019s fourth annual list<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From innovators to change agents, she joins financial leaders at the Federal Reserve, the International Money Fund, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, and other senior leadership positions in the private, nonprofit, and public sectors. Samuelrich is one of a few women honored on the list to work in the responsible investing field. <\/span>The list of women, all based in the U.S., is chosen by a panel of Barron\u2019s writers and editors and is based on external and internal nominations, according to Barron\u2019s<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am truly honored to be chosen to join these influential and groundbreaking women in finance,\u201d <\/span><\/i>she said. <\/span>\u201cAt Green Century Funds, we help individuals genuinely align their investments with their values by keeping their money out of environmentally harmful industries such as fossil fuels, tobacco, and factory farming. We also flex our power as shareholders and successfully get companies to cut carbon footprints, plastic pollution, deforestation, and other environmentally harmful practices. We work with about 100 companies each year to bring about change and hold them accountable.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

After majoring in economics at Boston College, <\/span>Samuelrich gained more than 25 years of experience<\/span><\/a> in corporate engagement and environmental and public health advocacy. Her comments have appeared in <\/span>The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Reuters, Barron\u2019s, Morningstar, the New York Times<\/span><\/i>, and many other outlets. She was named to <\/span>InsideClimate News\u2019<\/span><\/i> inaugural list of Climate Action 30 in 2022 and recently completed her second term on the Board of Directors of the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF).<\/span><\/p>\n

She has attracted attention for her ability to take strong positions and educate the public and financial advisors about greenwashing, ESG criteria, divestment, engagement, and other practices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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