NorthStar Asset Management is an independent, women-led investment advisory firm founded in 1990 that combines portfolio management with sustained shareholder activism and values-driven investing to advance racial, gender, economic and environmental justice while managing assets for individuals, foundations and mission-driven institutions.
Corporate governance and active shareholder engagement; consumer protection and financial‑sector reform (including campaigns against predatory lending); executive compensation and board diversity; racial and gender equity; environmental justice and climate risk; corporate political spending transparency; human rights and responsible supply‑chain labor practices; ESG integration in investment decision‑making.
Primarily investment management and advisory fees from individual, institutional and mission‑driven clients, supplemented occasionally by partnership or grant funding for impact initiatives.
Memberships and signatory relationships with mission‑aligned networks and advocacy organizations such as US SIF (The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment) and the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), partnerships with progressive advocacy groups (e.g., Green America), and recognition from industry publications.
Independent, employee‑owned investment advisory firm (private company, registered investment adviser).
