Lila Preston
Director | Generation Investment Management, LLP
Lila is an analyst at Generation Investment Management, an asset management firm dedicated to long-term, sustainable investing (www.generationim.com). There she covers the Global Consumer sector, including forestry, water, carbon, and ecosystem services, and is principally involved with the firm’s Climate Solutions Strategy. Lila first joined Generation in 2004 to lead the company’s thematic research into sustainability issues such as climate change, pandemics, poverty, water, and demographic shifts. Before joining Generation she worked with American Express and Bridges Community Ventures while studying for her MBA. Prior to 2003, she worked as a consultant for clients such as Save the Children (YouthNoise). Lila also worked as a Director of Finance & Development at VolunteerMatch in San Francisco. From 1998-2000, Lila served as a Fulbright Fellow in Southern Chile where she worked on community-based forestry and conservation projects.
Lila graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. (Honors) in English and Latin American Studies. She holds an MBA from the London Business School where she was President of the Net Impact Club and Chair of the Global Social Venture Competition. She speaks fluent Spanish.
