Jeremy Grantham, a co-founder of GMO, a member of GMO’s Board of Directors, and the firm’s Long-Term Investment Strategist, is recognized as a leading global advocate for climate change efforts and investment.

Jeremy was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2015, was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2016, and received with his wife, Hannelore, the Carnegie Medal for Philanthropy in 2017, all for leadership in climate change activities. He has been featured on Barron’s list of “The 20 Most Influential People in ESG Investing” and frequently speaks to activists and allocators at industry events, including delivering the keynote session at the Financial Times Live (FT Live) Investing for Good USA conference as well as the Economist “Investing for Impact” Conference in 2020, and many others.

Jeremy and Hannelore founded the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment in 1997 in support of a mission to protect and conserve the natural environment. They also helped establish the Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment at Imperial College in 2007 and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics in 2008. More recently, they assisted with launching the Divecha Centre for Climate Change at the Indian Institute of Science (along with Arjun Divecha, a Partner and Board member of GMO) and the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures at the University of Sheffield. Together they have committed to donating the vast majority of their net worth during their lifetimes to addressing the effects of climate change and toxicity.