Team Bios

Julie Johnson, CFA, is a co-founder and the managing director of Fresh Pond Capital. She has explored the morality and ethics of money in her professional and personal life. Through investing and volunteering, Julie has had a particular interest in sustainable agriculture, financial literacy, and social justice. Julie is active supporting local agriculture and children through her work with Waltham Fields Community Farm and The Food Project. She has collaborated with Resource Generation, a progressive organization working with young people to create social change. Her commitment to sustainability includes her involvement in the Slow Money Alliance and finding alternative, community investments. Before joining the investment field, Julie worked as an organizer for MASSPIRG and the Sierra Club. She graduated summa cum laude with honors from Bowdoin College with a double major in history and women's studies. She has two step-children and two young sons who attend The Waldorf School and whose escapades can be followed at www.finnmcveigh.blogspot.com.

Charlton Reynders, III, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management, the parent company of Fresh Pond Capital. He has more than fifteen years of experience in investment management and social venture investing. He has structured and funded public/private partnerships which have brought more than $150 million in revenues to leading cultural institutions. His vision has helped create a number of critically acclaimed IMAX environmental films, including Whales, Dolphins, Bears, and Coral Reef Adventure. The latest film, Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk, will open worldwide in March, 2008. Chat is a graduate of Princeton University.

Patrick McVeigh, President of Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management, has over twenty-five years of experience in the socially responsible investment industry. He has served on the boards of SEED: The Haitian Community Loan Fund, the Social Investment Forum, and the San Jose Food Co-op. He graduated from Santa Clara University and was named the West Coast Athletic Conference’s Scholar Athlete of the Year.

Ashley Lyons, Client Service and Planning Manager, supports planning and investment functions for both Fresh Pond Capital and Reynders, McVeigh. She graduated from Salem State College with a degree in education and business. Ashley holds a Certificate in Financial Planning from Boston University and is a notary public.