Michael Lent

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Mr. Michael Lent is a Founding Principal and serves as Co-Chief Investment Officer at Veris Wealth Partners. For 20 years, he's been delivering financial planning and investment consulting services to high-net-worth families, family offices, and foundations. He has been recognized by the Calvert Foundation for his advocacy of blended-value community investing and is regularly cited by major media outlets such as AP and Reuters on matters about sustainable investing. Before Veris, he co-founded the New York office of Progressive Asset Management, the first full-service broker/dealer to focus on socially responsible investing. Earlier in his career, while working on economic development issues in Central America, he realized that, for his work to achieve its full impact, he and his colleagues would need sustained access to new financial resources. So he began to focus his efforts on outreach, educating others who also recognized the important link between capital and social change. He now helps others use their resources to achieve personal financial goals while having a positive impact on the world around them. He served as Chair of the Board of Directors of US SIF, The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, an association for professionals, firms, institutions, and organizations engaged in socially responsible and sustainable investing. He received his Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®) designation in 2002. He also has a B.A. in Biology from the University of California at Santa Cruz.