[1][2] Domini's great-grandfather Joseph Lee was the author of Constructive and Preventive Philanthropy (Macmillan, 1902).
[2][3] Domini grew up in Newtown, Connecticut, and received a BA from Boston University in 1973.
[1] After college, Domini began work as a copy-clerk for brokerage firm Tucker Anthony, and rose through the ranks quickly to become a retail broker.
[6] Only 25 percent of all funds performed on par with the S&P in that period and the success of Domini's fund helped establish socially responsible investing as compatible with strong financial returns, where previously the field was seen as low-performing in this respect.
[2] In 2005, Time named Domini to its list of the world's most influential people.