Bill Gates Foundation’s Investments Questioned In Street Protest

As activist investment tactics used by aggressive hedge fund managers comes into focus, social movements mimic their tactics -- or perhaps vice versa. The investment portfolio of Bill Gates is being questioned by social activists, as a protest erupted outside their investment meeting that comes on the heels of a hunger strike.

Investment in GEO Group which manages for profit prisons at center of dispute

The Gates foundation investment arm, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Asset Trust, was recently the subject of a protest march over a small investment in GEO Group, “the world’s leading provider of correctional” services.  Protesters...