Helen Jewell outside BlackRock’s office in London.
Photographer: Carlotta Cardana/Bloomberg
BlackRock’s Jewell Bet on Green Stocks When No One Wanted Them
The CIO's well-timed bet hinged on AI driving demand for all forms of energy production
Betting on clean-energy stocks a month after President Donald Trump rolled back into the White House last year, championing his “drill, baby, drill” agenda, seemed like a fool’s errand.
For Helen Jewell, international chief investment officer for fundamental equities at BlackRock Inc., it was a prescient call that solidified her reputation as an astute contrarian.