Manager of Business Development

Eric Guarino is a Manager of Business Development at 17 AM, where he has been charged with developing the investment pipeline for the Caribbean Food System Investment Funds as well as overseeing investor relations at Intentional Funds. Before joining 17 AM, he worked with the international non-profit Ashoka to research the corporate ESG landscape in North America and recommended how the organization could position itself as industry experts. Prior to that, Eric was a Compliance Officer at National Philanthropic Trust, the largest independent administrator of donor-advised funds. To start his career, he worked in the Private Banking division at SEI Investments, where he consulted with banks nationally on their account review and reporting processes. Eric holds an MBA with concentrations in Finance and Sustainability from Villanova University, an MS in Sustainable Management from Columbia University, and a BS in Finance with a minor in International Business from the Pennsylvania State University. He is also CFA certified in Climate Risk, Valuation, and Investing.