Edward Kamonjoh is a vice president and director of impact management for Calvert Research and Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management specializing in responsible and sustainable investing across global markets. He is responsible for leading the efforts to push companies to prove the impact their environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices achieve. He joined Eaton Vance in 2020.

Edward began his career in the investment management industry in 2003. He has extensive corporate governance and ESG experience, and has worked with some of the world’s largest institutional investors on corporate governance and ESG topics to assess the completeness of their investment policies and evaluate whether their corporate governance practices comport with underlying investment mandates, fiduciary obligations and risk management objectives. Before joining Calvert Research and Management, he was executive director for the 50/50 Climate Project, a not-for-profit resource and action center for institutional investors focused on increasing the climate competency of boards of directors of large publicly traded corporations. The project emphasizes accountability for risk management, incentive compensation and long-term strategic planning. Previously, he was head of U.S. strategic research and analysis at Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), headed ISS’ research team and was a member of ISS’ Global Policy Board.

Edward earned a B.A. in economics and a B.A. in computer science both from Earlham College. He has authored several publications and studies on corporate governance, environmental and social topics.