Benjamin Colton

Benjamin Colton is a Managing Director and Global Head of Asset Stewardship, Voting and Engagement, at State Street Investment Management.

Mr. Colton and his colleagues on the Asset Stewardship Team are responsible for developing and implementing State Street Investment Management's global proxy voting policies and guidelines across all investment strategies, as well as managing the firm’s proxy voting activities and issuer engagement.

Previously, Mr. Colton was the Asset Stewardship team's Head of Asia Pacific, based in Tokyo, Japan. Prior to joining State Street Investment Management in 2018, Mr. Colton served as a member of the Active Ownership Team at Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) in Oslo, Norway, and later in New York City.

Mr. Colton earned an Executive Global Master of Science in Management (Distinction) from the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), a Master of Science in Economics from the University of Nevada, and a Bachelor of Science (Distinction) in Economics from the University of Nevada.