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Kristin Carlin

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CIO at FERN Impact Partners LLC
📍 United States

Kristin Carlin is the Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founding Partner of FERN Impact Partners, an alternative investment manager. With over 30 years of experience, she specializes in portfolio management, risk management, and ESG strategies, leveraging her proprietary FIT (Fundamental, Impact, Technical) investment process. She holds a BS in Psychology from Alfred University.

Kristin is dedicated to fostering positive social and environmental progress alongside financial returns. She is a long-standing member of 100 Women in Finance, where she was a founding member of the Female Portfolio Manager Peer Advisory Council, demonstrating a passion for supporting women in the industry.

Her female-owned and led firm was named one of The Hedge Fund Journals "Fifty Rising Hedge Fund Stars" in 2022.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
CIO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United States
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Impact & ESG Investing
Her firm, FERN Impact Partners, is an ESG and impact multi-fund manager focused on delivering returns while supporting positive social and environmental progress.
Women in Finance
She is a member of 100 Women in Finance and was a founding member of its Female Portfolio Manager Peer Advisory Council, actively supporting female fund managers.
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Career

Work history

9-2018
CIO
FERN Impact Partners LLC
6-2012
Founder and Managing Partner
FERN Impact Advisors LLC (Formerly Hunter Investment Partners LLC)
2006 - 2008
Portfolio Manager/Head Trader PAC
100 Women In Finance
3-1998 - 6-2010
Portfolio Manager/Head Trader
Bedford Oak Partners, L.P.
6-1995 - 3-1998
Institutional Block Trading
Prudential Securities
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Education
1996 - 1997
Coursework
NY Institute of Finance
1988 - 1992
BS
Alfred University
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