About Us: People
The People Behind Green Century
Wendy Wendlandt
President, Green Century Capital Management
Member, Board of Trustees, Green Century Funds
Member, Board of Directors, Green Century Capital Management
Ms. Wendlandt has worked in the environmental movement since 1983 when she graduated from college with a degree in political science. With over twenty-five years of professional experience at the non-profit Public Interest Network organizations, she has worked on campaigns ranging from toxic and nuclear waste cleanup to genetically engineered food. She has also been actively involved in efforts to improve the nation’s democracy through work on campaign finance reform and voter registration. Ms. Wendlandt has also served as an advocate for the environmentally and socially responsible investment movement and has been a member of the Green Century Funds Board of Trustees since the inception of the Funds in 1991.
Douglas H. Phelps
Member, Board of Trustees, Green Century Funds
Member, Board of Directors, Green Century Capital Management
Mr. Phelps is President and Executive Director of the Public Interest Network, a foundry for change organizations. He also Chairs the Board of U.S. PIRG, the federation of State PIRGs, and Chairs the Advisory Board of the Fund for the Public Interest, a national non-profit that runs grass-roots campaigns to raise money, sign up members, educate the public and build political support for some of the nation's leading public interest non-profits such as the PIRGs, Environment America and the Human Rights Campaign. Mr. Phelps chairs the board of Green Corps, the field school for environmental organizing, and serves on the Board of the National Environmental Law Center. He lives in Colorado and is a graduate of Colorado State University and the Harvard Law School. He previously directed Harvard Law School's public interest and public service careers program.
Kristina Curtis
President, Green Century Funds
Senior Vice President, Green Century Capital Management
Member, Board of Directors, Green Century Capital Management
Ms. Curtis has overseen the operations, administration and finances for the Green Century Funds since the organization's founding in 1991. She is also responsible for supervising the Funds' investment managers and service providers and the Green Century Capital Management (Green Century) staff. Prior to her employment with Green Century, Ms. Curtis served as the Finance Director for several affiliated non-profit consumer and environmental advocacy organizations. Ms. Curtis also worked for community and civil rights organizations in Virginia and North Carolina as an organizer and program director. She earned her BA at Brown University and her MBA at the Yale University School of Management.
Amy F. Puffer
Chief Compliance Officer, Green Century Funds
Chief Compliance Officer, Green Century Capital Management
Member, Board of Directors, Green Century Capital Management
Ms. Puffer oversees the compliance function for Green Century and the Green Century Funds. She has worked in the mutual fund industry for over thirty years since earning her BA from Brown University. Prior to her employment with Green Century, Ms. Puffer worked in the fund administration departments of several mutual fund companies. She earned her MBA from Simmons School of Management.
Matthew Patsky, Cheryl Smith, and Stephanie Leighton
Portfolio Managers, Green Century Balanced Fund
Trillium Asset Management Corporation
Trillium Asset Management has been a leader in socially and environmentally responsible investing for over twenty-five years. A team of three portfolio managers at Trillium has responsibility for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Balanced Fund. Matthew Patsky, CFA, joined Trillium in 2009 and has over 25 years of experience in investment research and investment management. Mr. Patsky is Trillium's Chief Executive Officer. Cheryl Smith, CFA and Ph.D. in Economics, has been with Trillium for over 18 years and has over 24 years of experience managing socially responsible institutional and individual portfolios. Stephanie Leighton, CFA, has been with Trillium since 1990 and has over 25 years of investment management experience.
Chad Rakvin and Brent Reeder
Portfolio Managers, Green Century Equity Fund
Northern Trust Investments
Northern Trust Investments is a global leader in asset management with extensive experience managing indexed portfolios; the firm has managed socially responsible portfolios for over twenty-five years. Chad Rakvin, CFA, is responsible for domestic and international equity index management at Northern Trust. Prior to joining Northern Trust in 2004, Chad was a Principal and Head of Index Research for Barclays Global Investors and the manager of Quantitative Analysis for Dow Jones Indexes. Brent Reeder is the team leader responsible for the management of US index portfolio management and trading at Northern Trust. Brent has a broad range of expertise in both large capitalization and small capitalization index mandates.
Erin W. Gray
Marketing and Strategic Analysis, Green Century Capital Management
Member, Board of Directors, Green Century Capital Management
Ms. Gray handles the marketing and outreach for the Green Century Funds. In addition, she assists with strategy projects for both Green Century and the Funds. Ms. Gray also assists the Green Century advocacy team in engaging with companies and other institutional investors to promote corporate environmental responsibility. After starting her career at a public accounting firm, Ms. Gray has focused on the intersection of business and environmental issues. Prior to her employment at Green Century, Ms. Gray performed financial analysis for an environmental consulting firm. She earned her BA from Smith College and her MBA and Masters of Environmental Management from Yale University.
Larisa Ruoff
Director of Shareholder Advocacy, Green Century Capital Management
Ms. Ruoff directs the Shareholder Advocacy program at Green Century and pushes corporations to become more environmentally responsible. Previously, Ms. Ruoff was the Research Director for Corporate Accountability International where her research and analysis was used to expose and curb corporate abuses that harmed human health and the environment. She earned her master's degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University where she focused on international environmental law and human rights. Ms. Ruoff is a graduate of St. Lawrence University.
Diana Doty
Senior Manager for Operations and Finance, Green Century Capital Management
Ms. Doty manages the day-to-day operations and administration for the Green Century Funds, as well as coordinates Green Century's work with its service providers. Prior to joining Green Century, Ms. Doty managed the student organization center at the University of Chicago's Student Activities Office. She earned her BA at the University of Chicago and her MBA at Boston University's School of Management.
Will Kletter
Marketing Associate, Green Century Capital Management
Mr. Kletter is responsible for marketing the Funds and drives Green Century’s internet communications strategy. His passion for corporate social responsibility began with his studies at Yale University, and developed into an expertise when he interned for Corporate Socially Responsibility Asia, researching corporate best practices. After graduating with a B.A. in Political Science, he took his budding expertise to India, working as a water policy analyst for The Energy and Resources Institute, headed by Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr. R.K. Pachauri. Through his work on rivers polluted by industrial effluent, he witnessed first-hand the tragic consequences of corporate environmental negligence.
Tyson Shelby
Office Manager, Green Century Capital Management
Mr. Shelby handles administrative and bookkeeping duties for Green Century Capital Management, as well as assisting with operations and compliance responsibilities. Prior to joining Green Century, Mr. Shelby worked in marketing and operations for the Wellesley, MA, branch of Progressive Asset Management Group. He earned a BA in Accounting from Flagler College.
The following organizations provide Green Century with extensive experience in investment management, administrative support and financial services:
State Street Bank and Trust Company is the custodian for the Green Century Funds.
KPMG, LLP is the independent registered public accounting firm of the Green Century Funds.
UMB Fund Services, Inc. is the subadministrator for the Green Century Funds.
Ropes & Gray LLP serves as counsel to the Independent Trustees of the Green Century Funds.
