Generation Investment Management LLP, founded in 2004, is a financial services and investment management firm co-founded by former US Vice President Al Gore and David Blood, the former head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The firm focuses on sustainable investment strategies, offering mutual funds and other investment products prioritizing long-term sustainability and positive environmental, social, and governance (ESG) impacts.
Former Vice President Al Gore is a Founding Partner and Chairman of Generation Investment Management. He served as the forty-fifth Vice President of the United States from January 20, 1993, to January 20, 2001. Al Gore is the author of several influential books, including Earth in the Balance, An Inconvenient Truth, The Assault on Reason, Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis, and The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change. In 2007, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, for their efforts to inform the world about the dangers of climate change.
David Blood is a Founding Partner and the Senior Partner of Generation Investment Management. Before this, he spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs, serving as CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. David holds a BA from Hamilton College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. In addition to his role at Generation, David chairs Just Climate, Social Finance UK, and the World Resources Institute. He also serves on the board of On the Edge Conservation.
Generation Investment Management, as of their latest 13F filing for Q1 2024, managed $21.9 billion in 13F securities, with a top 10 holdings concentration of 51.07%. Their largest holding is Amazon.com Inc., with 12,179,878 shares.