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Benedict Buckley, CFA

Benedict Buckley, CFA

Managing Director, Portfolio Manager
17 Years experience
13 Years at firm

Benedict is a Portfolio Manager on the Sustainability Leaders Strategy at ClearBridge Investments. He joined the firm in 2013 and has 17 years of investment industry experience.

Benedict joined ClearBridge as an ESG Research Associate, was named a Portfolio Analyst on the Sustainability Leaders Strategy in 2016 and became a Portfolio Manager in 2024. Prior to joining ClearBridge, he worked as a Research Associate at the World Resources Institute and Senior Research Analyst at Trucost. Benedict has an M.Sc. in environmental technology from Imperial College London and a B.Sc. in biology from the University of Manchester. He is a CFA® charterholder and a member of the CFA Society New York.

Experience

  • 17 years of investment industry experience
  • Joined the firm in 2013
  • World Resources Institute – Research Associate
  • Trucost – Senior Research Analyst
  • M.Sc. in environmental technology from Imperial College London
  • B.Sc. in biology from the University of Manchester
  • CFA® charterholder, Member of the CFA Society New York

Perspectives

  • Market Comes Around to Quality Stocks
    Sustainability Leaders 1Q26: While the quality factor being out of favor in the second half of 2025 was a headwind, a quality rebound from drove strong relative results in the first quarter of 2026.
  • Results Improving Despite Low-Quality Market
    Sustainability Leaders 3Q25: We have observed improving relative results in 2025 compared to the prior two years, partly due to recent positioning moves.
  • Capitalizing When the Market Swoons
    Sustainability Leaders 2Q25: The April selloff produced attractive opportunities in high-quality long-term compounders that helped the Strategy outperform in the second quarter.
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