But Houshower said profit will still be the prime motivating factor in determining investments.
“I wouldn’t advocate us putting all our money in a green fund,” he said.
Houshower recently transferred to Harvard from Deep Springs College in California, where he sat on the board of trustees.
He also served on the board of directors of the Telluride Association, Inc., an educational non-profit firm.
“I feel very pleased that as a brand-new student I have been welcomed into the community,” he said. “This committee has had a history of making an impact of Harvard’s investment policies.”
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—Staff writer William M. Rasmussen can be reached at wrasmuss@fas.harvard.edu.