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Sustainability, The Complete Concept

“Sustainability is not… just the essence of maturity. It is also the essence of morality.”

— Hunter Lewis

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About the Author

Hunter Lewis

Born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1947 and educated at Groton School and Harvard University, Hunter Lewis co-founded and was CEO of Cambridge Associates, a multi-trillion dollar global investment firm. He was a co-inventor of the American University style of institutional investing, which delivered the highest returns in the world among institutional investors and was widely emulated elsewhere. He retired from Cambridge Associates in 2018 to spend more time working with his family office and the Hunter Lewis Foundation.

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