Ibrahim Kara is an Executive Director and Portfolio Manager for Calvert Research and Management, which specializes in responsible and sustainable investing across global capital markets. He is responsible for quantitative fixed-income ESG strategies. He joined Calvert Research and Management in 2019. Ibrahim began his career in the investment management industry in 2004. Before joining Calvert Research and Management, he was vice president of product development at Oppenheimer Funds. Previously, he held roles at IHS Markit as executive director, responsible for managing the index R&D team, and vice president, new indices, and was a consultant at International Index Company.

Ibrahim earned a B.S. and an M.S. from Philipps-University Marburg. He holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designations, and is a CFA charterholder.