Karp’s appointment reflects Green Alpha’s continued growth and the increasing demand for investment strategies that recognize the non-discretionary nature of innovation in addressing global challenges. The firm, founded in 2007, has established itself as a leader in Next Economy investing with its proprietary approach that views companies creating solutions to systemic risks as the greatest change makers and productivity drivers of the 21st century.
A recognized thought leader in sustainable finance, Karp is a Founding Board Member of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and has served on the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Financing & Capital.
She has been named among “100 Women in Impact” by Real Leaders and received numerous accolades including Worth Magazine’s “Groundbreakers 2020” and Babson College’s Lewis Institute Centennial Social Innovator Award. Karp holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University and a BS in Economics from the Wharton School.
Green Alpha currently manages multiple investment strategies including the Next Economy Index, Social Index, Sierra Club Green Alpha Portfolio, and the AXS Green Alpha ETF (ticker: NXTE), all focused on companies providing innovative solutions to system-level risks while delivering competitive returns.
About Green Alpha Investments
Green Alpha Investments is an asset management firm founded on the belief that investing in companies creating solutions to our greatest systemic risks is the best opportunity to preserve and grow capital.
The firm’s Next Economy investment philosophy focuses exclusively on innovative, economically competitive solutions to risks including the climate crisis, resource degradation, inequality, and human disease burdens. Green Alpha manages institutional-quality portfolios that are 100% fossil fuel free and designed to capture the dual tailwinds of the sustainability transition and competitive business fundamentals. For more information, visit www.greenalphaadvisors.com