Celebrating the Legacy of Impact Trailblazer and Veris Co-Founder Michael Lent: Part I
Veris Co-founder Michael Lent is a long time leader in the field of impact investing whose work helped shape the landscape of sustainable finance. To mark his retirement from his role as Senior Advisor at the end of 2025, we are proud to present a special two-part interview series celebrating Michael’s profound impact on our firm and industry.
A visionary who helped build the New York office of the nation’s first socially responsible broker-dealer before helping launch Veris in 2007, Michael spent over three decades in pursuit of both professional financial excellence and deep social and environmental impact. In this retrospective, the firm’s founding Chief Investment Officer and former US SIF Board Chair reflects on the history of the field, the development of Veris’ culture of belonging, and his enduring vision for the future of values-aligned investing.
