Green investing with Ed Kerschner. Mr. Kerschner is the Chief Investment Officer for Citigroup/Smith Barney. Mr. Kerschner, 50, has more than 30 years of experience in the securities industry. Mr. Kerschner is the Chief Investment Officer and Chairman of the Investment Policy Committee for Citigroup Smith Barney. He began his investment career in 1974 with Cowen & Co., and then joined PaineWebber in 1982 as Chief Investment Strategist and Chairman of the Investment Policy Committee. Upon the 2000 UBS AG acquisition of PaineWebber Incorporated through 2003, Mr. Kerschner was the Chief Global Strategist for UBS Investment Research. Since 2001, Mr. Kerschner has been Adjunct Professor of Finance at New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business.