Our team

Grace Eddy joined as Director of the Generation Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Generation Investment Management, in 2016. Previously, Grace worked for J.P. Morgan and a number of community development and research organisations where she examined the intersection of environmental impact and social outcomes.

Grace received a BA in Philosophy and Political Science from Trinity College, Dublin, and an MSc in Sustainable Development from Edinburgh University.

Alison Paton joined the Generation Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Generation Investment Management, in 2018 as an Associate. Previously, Alison worked for abrdn, the global investment manager. Joining abrdn as a graduate, Alison spent time in roles across the investment business, finance and distribution before investment communications where she focused on fixed income and sustainability.

Alison has a bachelor's degree in Scots and English Law from the University of Dundee.

Maria Elena Anker joined the Generation Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Generation Investment Management, in 2021 as an Associate. Previously, Maria Elena was a consultant with Developing World Markets, an impact investment firm. She also worked at two microfinance institutions, Banco Solidario in Ecuador and Pro Mujer in New York, and as an emerging markets fixed income research analyst at Salomon Smith Barney.

Maria Elena received a BA in English and Economics from Boston College, an MS in Foreign Service and an MA in Economics from Georgetown University.

Paulina Oosterman joined the Generation Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Generation Investment Management, in 2022 as an Associate. Previously, Paulina worked for an international executive search company as an Executive Assistant. She also worked at Wellington Management as a Fund Reporting Analyst and Client Service Analyst, focusing on institutional clients in the Nordic and Benelux countries.

Paulina received her diploma from the MEAO college (Upper Secondary Vocational Education in Business and Administration) in the Netherlands.

David Blood is a Founding Partner and the Senior Partner of Generation Investment Management. Previously, David spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs including serving as CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. David received a BA from Hamilton College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

David is chair of Just Climate, Social Finance UK and World Resources Institute, and on the board of On the Edge Conservation.

Paul Coates joined Generation Investment Management in 2008 and is a member of the Trading Team. Previously, Paul worked in the European equities team at Schroder Investment Management.

Paul received a BA in Business Economics from the University of Hertfordshire.

Ghessycka Lucien Bennett joined Generation Investment Management at its founding in 2004 and is a member of the Legal and Compliance Team. Ghessycka serves as Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the US business. Previously, Ghessycka worked in a variety of positions at Generation across the Client, Compliance and Control teams.

Ghessycka received a BA in International Affairs and French Literature and Language from the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University and a master’s degree in Higher Education Administration from the same university. Ghessycka also studied at the Université de Haute Bretagne and is fluent in French and Haitian Creole.

Rema Rajeswaran joined Generation Investment Management in 2006 and is a member of the Global Equity strategy, covering the Global Healthcare sector. Previously, Rema was an analyst in the healthcare practice at Datamonitor.

Rema received a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a master’s in Economics from Oxford University. Rema speaks fluent Malay.

Anthony Woolf joined Generation Investment Management in 2016 and is a member of the Growth Equity strategy. Previously, Anthony was a vice president at Warburg Pincus where he worked on private equity investments across Europe and an investment banking analyst at Morgan Stanley. Anthony has been involved with Generation’s investments in Andela, Elation Health, Pivot Bio, Proterra and SOPHiA Genetics.

Anthony received an MChem in Chemistry from Oxford University.

Alina joined as Director in our People team in September 2018. Prior to joining us, Alina worked as an HRBP & ER Manager at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, part of the Ameriprise Financial Group. Alina has an MA in Human Resources Management from Middlesex University (2010) and a BA from the University of Bucharest (2008). Alina's first language is Romanian, but in addition to English, she also speaks French and Spanish.