Jaime Silverstein (she, her, hers)

Senior Associate

Work:

(919) 794-7440 x 109

Email:

jaime@croataninstitute.org

Jaime Silverstein is a Senior Associate at Croatan Institute. She also sits on the board of directors for Metta Earth Institute. Previously, she has worked as a farm business advisor for NOFA-VT; crop R&D specialist for Freight Farms, a Boston-based urban agriculture start-up; program coordinator for Slow Money Boston; and senior research fellow at the Sustainable Endowments Institute, where she led research on responsible investing practices at colleges and universities. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Boston University and an MBA from the University of Maine. 

Silverstein has collaborated on various sponsored research projects addressing finance and sustainability, including “Soil Wealth” (2019) and “Institutional Pathways to Fossil-Free Investing” (2013). She has contributed to outreach and research, surveying institutional investors and money managers for the US SIF Report on US Sustainable, Responsible and Impact Investing Trends.

Silverstein is a Kripalu-certified yoga teacher. She enjoys hiking, frequenting local farmers markets, and studying herbalism. She also co-leads a local climate action group in Kittery, Maine. 

She lives in Kittery, Maine. 

Education

M.A., Business Administration, University of Maine 
 
B.S., Business Administration, Boston University
Concentration in Finance and International Management and Minor in Environmental Analysis and Policy 
 
Study Abroad: London, England, Boston University

language

French

Other Publications

College Endowment Investment Trends & Best Practices: An Analysis of Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) Data.” Boston, MA: Sustainable Endowments Institute, September 2014 (with Aaron Karp and Mark Orlowski)..