Edward Lees

Edward Lees

Co-Head of the Environmental Strategies Group

Bio

Edward is co-Head of Environmental Strategies Group and senior portfolio manager of long only environmental strategies managed by the group having joined BNPP AM in 2019.

Edward began his career in 1994 at Morgan Stanley in New York in investment banking and private equity. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2000 where he was an MD and founded and co-ran the Goldman Sachs Thematic Investment Group (2005-2009). Edward set up thematic fund Clear River Capital in 2009 and subsequently went to UBS as a MD to start a principal investing business. Since 2012, Edward was the CEO and co-founder of North Shore Partners that became part of Duet Asset Management in 2015 and later co-founded Sustainable Solutions (2017-2019).

He holds a MBA from Wharton and a BA from Amherst College.

Location London

Joined 2019

Articles from Edward Lees

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Portfolio perspectives

Investing in environmental solutions: Navigating a new era of resource scarcity

The global transition toward sustainability is facing a complex landscape. Geopolitical tensions and the AI revolution are redefining investment priorities.…

By Edward Lees & other authors

17/09/26
Article

Portfolio perspectives

Emerging market equities offer a deep‑value play as the global growth engine turns green

 By Edward Lees and Ulrik Fugmann, Co-Heads of the Environmental Strategies Group EMs now sit at the centre of the world’s…

By Edward Lees & other authors

11/08/26
Article

Portfolio perspectives

Monetising AI: Driving innovation and multiple investment opportunities

By BNP Paribas Asset Management Chief Market Strategist, Daniel Morris, and co-Head, Environmental Strategies Group, Edward Lees  Artificial intelligence has…

By Daniel Morris & other authors

07/07/26
Article

Portfolio perspectives

The sovereignty challenge: Investment opportunities in a fragmented world

By Ulrik Fugmann and Edward Lees, Co-Heads of the Environmental Strategies Group, and Portfolio Manager, Lazare Hounhouayenou   In today’s…

By Ulrik Fugmann & other authors

30/06/26
Article

Forward thinking

Clean energy investment: Balancing energy security with net zero

By Nadia Grant, Head of Investment Team, Global Equity, Edward Lees, Co-Head of the Environmental Strategies Group. WATCH VIDEO: In…

By Nadia Grant & other authors

18/06/26
Article

Portfolio perspectives

Water: The hidden constraint shaping the digital economy

Structural megatrends are pressuring water resources, increasing scarcity and challenging long‑term sustainability and economic growth. This creates opportunities for investors…

By Edward Lees & other authors

21/04/26
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