About
Bruce Kahn is the Senior Portfolio Manager at Shelton Capital Management, based in Fairfield, CT, where he leads the Shelton Sustainable Equity Fund. His responsibilities center on managing global equity portfolios with a specific emphasis on integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, and his investment themes focus on agribusiness, clean technology, energy transition, carbon capture, and the broader spectrum of environmental sustainability.
Dr. Kahn brings over 25 years of experience in environmental and investment research, previously holding senior roles at MSCI Inc., Deutsche Bank Asset Management, Citibank, Macquarie Global, and Smith Barney. He has shaped sustainable and thematic investment strategies across asset classes such as agriculture, natural resources, water infrastructure, clean tech, and real assets, and has been influential in advancing ESG and SRI frameworks for institutional and high-net-worth clients.
Holding a Ph.D. in Environmental Science (Land Resources) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an M.S. in Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures from Auburn University, and a B.A. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Connecticut, Dr. Kahn is also a lecturer at Columbia University in Sustainable Finance and Statistics for Sustainability Management. He is a recognized authority in sustainable investing, serves on sustainability-focused foundation boards, and actively contributes to policy and technical panels relating to renewable energy and sustainable development.
Career History
| Organization | Role | Date Range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton Capital Management | Senior Portfolio Manager | Oct 2022 to Present | — |
| Columbia University | Lecturer, Sustainable Finance; Statistics for Sustainability Management | Sep 2012 to Present | — |
| MSCI Inc. | Executive Director, Climate Solutions Specialist | Jan 2021 to Sep 2022 | Responsible for delivering technical advice to clients on MSCI’s Climate Solutions tools and data sets. |
| Edgewood Capital Advisors | Director of Investor Relations | Feb 2020 to Jan 2021 | Bruce is responsible for capital formation, strategic planning, and investor relations at Edgewood Capital, a private credit commercial real estate firm. Edgewood provides capital for borrowers acqui... |
| Macquarie Group | Senior Manager, Environmental and Social Risk, Risk Management Group | Mar 2019 to Jan 2020 | • Evaluated transactions from across the Commodities and Global Markets, Advisory and Capital Solutions, and Corporate Asset Financing divisions for compliance with environmental and social (ES) risk ... |
| Sustainable Insight Capital Management | Portfolio Manager | Feb 2013 to Dec 2018 | SICM was founded to enable investors to benefit from the transition to a resource-constrained economy. We believe today's most forward-thinking companies are responding to the challenges and opportuni... |
| Deutsche Asset Management | Director and Senior Investment Analyst | May 2008 to Sep 2012 | — |
| Auburn University | Graduate Research Associate | Jan 1993 to Jan 1995 | — |
| CitiSmith Barney | Portfolio Manager | Jan 2004 to May 2008 | — |
| Miami University of Ohio | Doctoral Fellow. Center | Jan 2003 to Dec 2003 | — |
| Cameron-Cole Environmental Engineering | Sustainability Consultant | Jan 2003 to Dec 2003 | — |
| University of Wisconsin, Madison | Doctoral Fellow and Graduate Research Associate | Jan 1997 to Jan 2002 | — |
| Biosphere Initiative, Ecological Society of America | Ecological Society of America | Jan 1995 to Jan 1997 | — |
| US Peace Corps Cameroon | Provincial Representative and Agriculture Extension Agent | Jan 1989 to Jan 1993 | — |
Education
Miami University of Ohio
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Ecological Economics
2003 — 2003
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Ph.D. 2002, Environmental Science
1997 — 2002
Auburn University
M.S, Fisheries and Applied Aquacultures
1993 — 1995
The University of Connecticut
B.A, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
1987 — 1989
Skills & Expertise
Others at Shelton Capital Management (11)
| Name | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Manager | New York, NY , United States | |
| Managing Director | San Francisco, CA , United States | |
| Portfolio Manager | Greenwich, CT , United States | |
| Portfolio Manager | Denver, CO , United States | |
| Portfolio Manager | St. Louis, MO , United States | |
| Portfolio Manager | Menlo Park, CA , United States | |
| Equity Research Analyst | New York, NY , United States | |
J John Harnisch | Portfolio Manager | Greenwich, CT , United States |
| Senior Fund Administration Analyst | Denver, CO , United States | |
| Fund Administration Analyst | Denver, CO , United States |