Women-led.
Impact leading.
The proficiency to help create prosperity for people, planet, and portfolios.
The right leadership can make a difference–
especially to investors who are looking to do just that.
Impact investment leaders Amy Domini and Carole Laible are on a mission to create a down-to-earth investment community that drives positive social, environmental, and financial outcomes.
Over 20 years ago, Amy Domini didn’t just create the company; she helped establish the industry. Together with Carole Laible, Amy has been on a mission to prove that what’s good for people and planet is also good for business and attractive to investors.
Amy and Carole’s pioneering partnership has influenced everything from the fossil fuel and weapon divestment movement to the widespread use of sustainability reports from the world largest corporations. For the entire Domini team—and for all of us who share their passion for making the world a better place—impact investing isn’t a trend; it’s a tradition.
Amy Domini is Founder and Chair of Domini Impact Investments (“Domini”). She has been a leader and innovator in the development of impact investing for over 30 years. Widely regarded as one of the world’s eminent authorities in the field, she was named to Time magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2005.
Ms. Domini began her career as a stockbroker and became especially interested in working with clients that were concerned with ecological sustainability and universal human dignity. She co-founded KLD Research & Analytics and, in 1990, was instrumental in the launch of the Domini 400 Social Index*. She later co-created the Domini Impact Equity Fund. Ms. Domini serves as a voting member of Domini’s Impact Review Committee and Standards Committee. She also serves as co-Portfolio Manager for the Domini Impact Equity Fund, Domini International Opportunities Fund, and Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund.
Ms. Domini was acknowledged with the Clinton Global Initiative citation for innovation and finance. She has also received an honorary Doctor of Business Administration degree from Northeastern College of Law, an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Flagler College, and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Yale University’s Berkeley Divinity School. Ms. Domini was named to Directorship magazine’s Directorship 100, the magazine’s listing of the most influential people on corporate governance and in the boardroom, and Barron’s selected her as one of the 30 most influential people in the mutual business. In 2009, she was named to Time magazine’s list of 25 “Responsibility Pioneers” who are changing the world.
Active in her community, Ms. Domini is a board member for the Center for Responsible Lending. She is also a past board member of the Church Pension Fund of the Episcopal Church in America; the National Association of Community Development Loan Funds, an organization whose members work to create funds for grassroots economic development loans; and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, the major sponsor of shareholder actions. A frequent guest commentator, Ms. Domini has appeared on CNBC’s Talking Stocks and various other radio and television shows.
Ms. Domini holds a B.A. in international and comparative studies from Boston University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
*Now known as the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index, owned by MSCI, Inc. MSCI and Domini Impact Investments LLC are not affiliated.
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Ms. Domini is the author of Thoughts on People Planet, & Profit (2021), Socially Responsible Investing: Making a Difference and Making Money (Dearborn Trade, 2001) and The Challenges of Wealth (Dow Jones Irwin, 1988), and a coauthor of Investing for Good (Harper Collins, 1993), The Social Investment Almanac (Henry Holt, 1992), and Ethical Investing (Addison-Wesley, 1984). She has also written:
• The Year Wall St. Got Sustainable Investing (GreenMoney Journal, December 2018)
• Looking Forward – Relevance Achieved (GreenMoney Journal, Fall 2012)
• Want to Make a Difference? Invest Responsibly (Huffington Post, March 14, 2011)
• Financial Reform: A Start, But Only a Start (OECD Yearbook, January 2011)
• Saving Capitalism from Futile Diversification (OECD Observer No. 279, May 2010)
• Financial Markets: For Whose Benefit? (OECD Observer No. 273, June 2009)
• Looking Ahead: The Next Fifteen Years (GreenMoney Journal, May/June 2007)
• The Future of Socially Responsible Investing (GreenMoney Journal, June/July 2002)
• Open Proxy Balloting: Forcing Institutions to Report Their Votes Would Strengthen Corporate Democracy with Philip Angelides, California State Treasurer (Barron’s, May 13, 2002)
• Socially Responsible Investment: How To Make It Possible (from The New Social Policy Agenda in Asia, Proceedings of the Manila Social Forum, a joint publication of the Asian Development Bank and The World Bank, August 2000)
Carole Laible is the CEO of Domini Impact Investments. She has over 25 years of impact investing experience, having joined Domini in 1997. Ms. Laible is responsible for the overall research and mutual funds operations of the firm. She also leads institutional client services and marketing initiatives, and collaborates with Amy Domini, Chair, in the development of overall business strategy and business plan implementation.
Ms. Laible served for several years as Domini’s Director of Finance and Compliance. She later became Chief Operating Officer and then President. She is a voting member of Domini’s Standards Committee and Impact Review Committee. She played a key role in the launch of a new strategy for the Domini Impact Equity Fund, for which she serves as the Co-Portfolio Manager. She also serves in this role for the more recently launched Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund and Domini International Opportunities Fund. She also oversees the current investment strategy and subadviser due diligence for the Domini Impact Bond Fund and the Domini Impact Equity Fund.
Ms. Laible has spearheaded Domini’s pioneering work on systems-level issues and stability. This systems approach includes the Domini Forest Project, which recognizes that forests provide significant value to investors, corporations, Indigenous Peoples, and biodiversity, including as a crucial part of the climate system, and investors’ policies and practices can impact forests both positively and negatively. Ms. Laible has also been active in the fossil fuel divestment movement. She has supported divestment outreach and advocacy efforts, especially those related to the NYS Common Retirement Fund. She served as a founding member of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Investor Advisory Group (IIAG), formerly the SASB Standards Investor Advisory Group, which is now part of the IFRS Foundation, engaging with companies on the use of SASB metrics. She works to support diversity in the field of finance, including as a Global Angel member of 100 Women in Finance.
Ms. Laible holds a B.S. in accountancy from St. John’s University.
Domini Funds Board of Trustees
Carole Laible, Chair
Carole Laible has been a Trustee for the Domini Funds and Chair of the Board since 2024 and has served as President of the Trust since 2017.
Ms. Laible is the CEO of Domini Impact Investments. She has over 25 years of impact investing experience, having joined Domini in 1997. Ms. Laible is responsible for the overall research and mutual funds operations of the firm. She also leads institutional client services and marketing initiatives, and collaborates with Amy Domini, Chair, in the development of overall business strategy and business plan implementation.
Ms. Laible served for several years as Domini’s Director of Finance and Compliance. She later became Chief Operating Officer and then President. She is a voting member of Domini’s Standards Committee and Impact Review Committee. She played a key role in the launch of a new strategy for the Domini Impact Equity Fund, for which she serves as the Co-Portfolio Manager. She also serves in this role for the more recently launched Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund and Domini International Opportunities Fund. She also oversees the current investment strategies and subadviser due diligence for the Domini Impact International Equity Fund and Domini Impact Bond Fund.
Ms. Laible has spearheaded Domini’s pioneering work on systems-level issues and stability. This systems approach includes the Domini Forest Project, which recognizes that forests provide significant value to investors, corporations, Indigenous Peoples, and biodiversity, including as a crucial part of the climate system, and investors’ policies and practices can impact forests both positively and negatively. Ms. Laible has also been active in the fossil fuel divestment movement. She has supported divestment outreach and advocacy efforts, especially those related to the NYS Common Retirement Fund. She served as a founding member of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Investor Advisory Group (IIAG), formerly the SASB Standards Investor Advisory Group, which is now part of the IFRS Foundation, engaging with companies on the use of SASB metrics. She works to support diversity in the field of finance, including as a Global Angel member of 100 Women in Finance.
Ms. Laible holds a B.S. in accountancy from St. John’s University.
Gregory Ratliff, Trustee
Gregory Ratliff has been a Trustee for the Domini Funds since 1999 and is the Nominating Committee Chair since July 2023.
Greg is currently a Senior Vice President of Advisory Services at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, responsible for managing client engagements with a range of donors. As part of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ impact investing practice, he advises investors on portfolios to generate both social and financial returns. Previously, Greg served as a Vice President at ACT Center for Equity in Learning and held several positions at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, where he created an impact investment portfolio. Greg also worked at the Gates Foundation as a Lead Senior Program Officer, responsible for developing strategies to increase the engagement of low-income young adults in postsecondary education.
John Shields, Trustee
John Shields has been a Trustee for the Domini Funds since 2004, has served as its Audit Committee Chair since 2006, and is the Lead Independent Trustee since July 2023.
John has more than 40 years of asset management industry experience, with an emphasis on regulatory compliance issues. John is currently the President of an investment management consulting firm, Advisor Guidance, Inc. Previously, John held significant investment management consulting roles with Navigant Consulting Inc., Advisory Guidance, Inc., and MainStay Consulting Group LLC. Earlier in his career, John spent 13 years in public accounting at Deloitte’s New York practice office. His experience also includes CEO roles at two mutual fund complexes, and he led MetLife’s mutual fund distribution company. He has also served as CEO of registered investment adviser firms serving the needs of retail, institutional, and investment company clients.
John currently sits on the board for several technology companies, including, EverQuote Inc., Vestmark, Inc., and Cogo Labs, Inc.
Caroline Flammer, Trustee
Caroline Flammer has been a Trustee for the Domini Funds since 2023.
Caroline is a Professor of International and Public Affairs and of Climate at Columbia University. She is an accomplished academic with a focus on corporate sustainability and sustainable finance. At Columbia, she also serves as the Director of the Sustainable Investing Research Initiative, advancing research and education in system-level investing. Moreover, Caroline is the President of the Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS), a role she has held since 2022. Before joining Columbia University, Caroline served as an Assistant Professor of Strategy and Innovation at Boston University from 2016 to 2018 and then as an Associate Professor of Strategy and Innovation from 2018 to 2021.