As an investment manager, Joe Hawkes is responsible for equity analysis and portfolio management within CCLA Investment Management's equity team. Hawkes joined CCLA in 2011 after graduating from the University of York with a BSc (hons) in economics as an operations analyst working on various projects. He then joined the Investment team, specializing in equities, in April 2014. Hawkes is a CFA charterholder and earned the CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing.