Deb Abbey is the founder and CEO of Real Assets Investment Management, the first investment management firm in Canada to focus exclusively on Social Investing. A leader in shareholder activism, Deb has been giving social investment advice to charitable foundations, professional associations, pension funds and other institutions since 1995 and actively promotes SRI in Canada through television, radio and print media. A past Director of the Better Business Bureau of British Columbia and Vice-President of the Board of Canadian Business for Social Responsibility, she and prominent Canadian social researcher Michael Jantzi co-authored The 50 Best Ethical Stocks for Canadians in 2001. She lives in Vancouver, BC.