George Latham

Managing Partner, WHEB Asset Management

George has spent over 25 years at the forefront of the sustainable investment industry. Since 2012 he has been Managing Partner and Chief Risk Officer at WHEB Asset Management. George has overall responsibility for managing WHEB Asset Management’s business, and plays an active role in business development and client relationships. As Chief Risk Officer he also provides oversight of the investment process and chairs the Investment and Risk Committee.

Before that, he led the award-winning sustainable investment team at Henderson Global Investors, which established the positive impact investment strategy now continued at WHEB.  He was also responsible for designing and launching Threadneedle Asset Management’s sustainable investment strategy in the late 1990s. , George was awarded ‘A’ and ‘AA’ Citywire ratings, nominated for Investment Week’s Fund Manager of the year and named in Citywire’s top 100 managers in the UK.

George has a degree in Geography from Oxford University, served as a British Army infantry officer, and is an Associate of the CFA UK and an ambassador for B Corps UK.