Katherine Collins is Head of Sustainable Investing at Putnam Investments, and Founder of Honeybee Capital Foundation. She is author of the book, The Nature of Investing, and is also a beekeeper. Katherine has over thirty years of professional investment experience. At Fidelity Management & ...more

Katherine Collins is Head of Sustainable Investing at Putnam Investments, and Founder of Honeybee Capital Foundation. She is author of the book, The Nature of Investing, and is also a beekeeper. Katherine has over thirty years of professional investment experience. At Fidelity Management & Research Company, she served as portfolio manager for a number of multi-billion dollar equity funds and as head of equity research, lead one of the largest buy-side research teams in the world. As her interest in sustainable and regenerative finance grew, Katherine set out to re-integrate her investment philosophy with the broader world, traveling as a pilgrim and volunteer, earning her MTS degree at Harvard Divinity School, and studying biomimicry. Katherine serves in numerous board and advisory positions. She is board chair at the Santa Fe Institute, advisory board chair for Wellesley Centers for Women, and part of the Harvard Divinity School’s Dean’s Council. Please note: The views expressed are my own and not of Franklin Templeton or Putnam Investments. I am affiliated with Franklin Templeton and Putnam Investments. Statements and messages are intended for U.S. residents only. This material is intended to be of general interest only and should not be construed as individual investment advice or a recommendation or solicitation to buy, sell or hold any security or to adopt any investment strategy. All investments involve risk including possible loss of principal. Your personal data may be subject to our Privacy & Cookies Notice which you can read here: https://www.franklintempletonglobal.com/privacy, regardless of where the data originates. Putnam Investments is a Franklin Templeton company.less