Leslie Christian, CFA

Organizational & Investor Strategy

Leslie Christian has been a leader in social and environmental business for more than 25 years. After spending the first part of her career in banking and on Wall Street, she became passionate about using finance for the benefit of all stakeholders and went on to serve as President and CEO of Portfolio 21 Investments. During her 17 years at Portfolio 21, Leslie co-founded the firm’s pioneering environmental mutual fund as well as Upstream 21, a uniquely-chartered regional holding company for socially and environmentally responsible businesses. In 1993 Leslie co-founded with her colleague and friend Linda Pei the Women’s Equity Mutual Fund (now part of Pax World). Through NorthStar Asset Management, Leslie offers advisory services to individuals and institutions seeking to align their values and their money through an integrated capital approach to investing and philanthropy.