The 6th edition will take place on 16 October 2025.
LEARN FROM SUSTAINABILITY & IMPACT INVESTING PIONEERS!
Impact Summit America invites global leaders, pioneers and experts of the impact & sustainable investing universe to share their knowledge and inspiration. Our programme focuses on the impact investments, offering experienced impact investors the stage to share best practices & know-how with their industry peers.
Complimentary for asset owners/LPs, please apply for invitation.
FEATURED SPEAKERS 2025
Abbey Schmitt
Sustainable & Impact InvestingGCM Grosvenor
Damien Goodmon
CEO & DirectorDowntown Crenshaw Rising, Liberty Ecosystem
Erika Brice
Investment Officer, Social Investment PracticeThe Kresge Foundation
Evalinde Eelens
MBA MSC FRM CAIA,Professional Board Member,
Pension Funds
Fatna Chelihi
Associate Portfolio SpecialistT. Rowe Price
Gregg Meyer
Chief Sustainability OfficerSteven Madden
Henry Levy
TreasurerAlameda County
Josh Tanenbaum
Founder and Managing PartnerRebalance Capital
Jyoti Aggarwala
PrincipalPrivate Capital Raise
Karen Sunderam
Investment StrategistImpactAssets Capital Partners
Kay Makishi
Vice PresidentLupoff/Stevens Family Office
Kelsey Whatley
PrincipalCerity Partners OCIO
Terrence Keeley
ChairmanImpact Evaluation Lab
Marieke Spence
Executive DirectorImpact Capital Managers
Nishi Patel
Investment AnalystWestfuller Advisors
Mike McCreless
Executive DirectorImpact Frontiers
Peter M. Lupoff
PartnerBeatrice Advisors
Prachi Modi
Programming ManagerPhenix Capital Group - Impact Intelligence
Randall Strickland
Director, Client Portfolio ManagerWestfuller Advisors
Rekha Unnithan
Managing DirectorNuveen
Richard E. Zimmerman
Partner,WE Family Offices
Robert Brown
Founder & Chief Research OfficerImpact Evaluation Lab
Robert Schultz
PartnerCapricorn Investment Group
Ryan Malloy
Sustainable Investing Research AnalystFiduciary Trust International
Sandra Osborne Kartt, CFA
Deputy Chief Investment OfficerImpactAssets Capital Partners
Smitha Das
Senior Director, InvestmentsWorld Education Services
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Sylvia Poniecki
Director, Impact InvestmentsWespath Benefits and Investments
William Burckart
Chief Executive Officer, The Investment Integration Project and Adjunct Professor, Columbia University
William Harris
Executive DirectorWorking Capital for Community Needs
Yana Kaloshina
DirectorPhenix Capital Group - Impact Intelligence
Evalinde Eelens
MBA MSC FRM CAIA,
Professional Board Member,
Pension Funds
Evalinde Eelens, Advisory Board Member, Financial Investigator Magazine, aims to add value to the pension industry in more than one way. She is an executive board member for the Dutch industry-wide private security pension scheme, a board member for the Dutch painters' pension scheme, and a board member for the PostNL corporate pension scheme.
Before becoming a full-time trustee and supervisor Evalinde was an investment strategist advising multiple Dutch and international pension schemes on investments at organisations including PGGM and A&O Services.
Evalinde is an outspoken advocate for diversity and inclusion, excellent pension governance, Socially Responsible Investing (SRI), and its integration into the risk management structure of financial institutions. She holds an MSc. from Wageningen University, Financial Risk Management designation from GARP and CAIA Charter Holder Certificate.
Before becoming a full-time trustee and supervisor Evalinde was an investment strategist advising multiple Dutch and international pension schemes on investments at organisations including PGGM and A&O Services.
Evalinde is an outspoken advocate for diversity and inclusion, excellent pension governance, Socially Responsible Investing (SRI), and its integration into the risk management structure of financial institutions. She holds an MSc. from Wageningen University, Financial Risk Management designation from GARP and CAIA Charter Holder Certificate.
Fatna Chelihi
Associate Portfolio Specialist
T. Rowe Price
Fatna Chelihi is an associate portfolio specialist in the Investment Specialist Group. She is a vice president of T. Rowe Price International Limited. Fatna’s investment experience began in 2007 and she has been with T. Rowe Price since 2020, beginning in the Equity Division. Prior to this, Fatna was employed by Schroder Investment Management as a product specialist within the emerging markets division. Also, Fatna was employed by Société Generale Asset Management (now Amundi) as a performance analyst, before becoming head of operations for Adelante Asset Management, a dedicated emerging markets fund management company. Fatna earned a master’s degree in finance from ICN Graduate Business School, in France.
Gregg Meyer
Chief Sustainability Officer
Steven Madden
Gregg Meyer is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Steven Madden, Ltd. and President of the Steve Madden Corporate Foundation.In his present role Gregg oversees all global sustainability initiatives including carbon reduction, next gen materials innovation, supply chain transparency, corporate responsibility, ESG reporting and compliance, social mission and impact, community and employee engagement as well as strategic philanthropy for the enterprise and its portfolio of brands including Steve Madden, Kurt Geiger London, Dolce Vita, Betsey Johnson, Ann Klein, Blondo, ATM and the company’s private label business. Prior to becoming Chief Sustainability Officer, Gregg served as Deputy General Counsel where in addition to working on sustainability related matters he focused on litigation, product safety and government relations. Gregg earned his Juris Doctor degree from Vermont Law and Graduate School and his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Labor Relations and History from Cornell University.
Henry Levy
Treasurer
Alameda County
Henry “Hank” Levy has been serving the people of Alameda County as Treasurer since 2017. Prior to serving as Alameda County Treasurer, Hank owned an Alameda County-based accounting firm specializing in tax compliance and planning, small business accounting, non-profit & labor union accounting work, litigation support, and forensic investigations. Hank is an accredited community college instructor who has taught accounting, employee benefits, and economics at San Francisco Community College, Laney College, and San Francisco State University, as well as teaching through the UC Labor Center and Haas School of Business. He is a current Board Member of nonprofits Pogo Park and Senior Medi-Benefits, previously served on the Alameda County Assessment Appeals Board, and taught income tax for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA).A long-time resident of Oakland and now Berkeley, Hank raised four children who attended local public schools. Hank has been a baseball umpire for over 20 years and has written a short memoir on this subject. Hank was married to Marcia Goodman for almost 32 years until she passed away from complications from Ovarian Cancer on December 5, 2017. Hank received his B.A. from Swarthmore College, his M.A. from San Jose State University, and his accounting education from California State University, Hayward (now Cal East Bay) and Golden Gate University.
Jyoti Aggarwala
Principal
Private Capital Raise
Jyoti is a New York-based, senior private markets business development professional with 30+ years of experience across asset classes and geographies in the financial services industry. She is a registered representative with Profor Securities, LLC and works with impact and emerging market GPs to access capital from institutional and family office investors. As Principal of Private Capital Raise, Jyoti serves as an outsourced ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) integration facilitator to asset managers seeking to include sustainability factors in their investment process and has also served as a senior ESG consultant to UN Women on partnerships with the private sector. She earned the CFA ESG Investing Certification in February 2022. She is a W!SE certified personal finance educator, and a council member of an expert network providing phone consultations and educational webcasts on various aspects of private equity. Jyoti holds Series 7, 63, 79 and 24 registrations. She earned an MBA in Finance from Bentley University and a BA (Honors) in Economics from Delhi University.
Kelsey Whatley
Principal
Cerity Partners OCIO
Kelsey is a Principal at Cerity Partners OCIO and a member of the Client Service team. Her responsibilities include serving as a specialist for all client-related information and activity, communicating directly with clients on requests and inquiries, and creating client presentation materials. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, Kelsey worked in a similar role as an Executive Director at Agility. Before Agility, she was a Client Relationship Coordinator at The Select Group where she was responsible for onboarding new clients, maintaining client relationships, and managing vendor relationships. Kelsey serves on the Steering Committee for the Intentional Endowments Network.
Nishi Patel
Investment Analyst
Westfuller Advisors
Nishi Patel is an Investment Analyst at Westfuller Advisors, where she supports the investment team on portfolio construction and conducts manager due diligence across sustainable public and private investments. She leads the firm’s Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) framework alongside the IMM committee, working to create standardized frameworks for impact measurement and promote greater transparency across the industry.
Peter M. Lupoff
Partner
Beatrice Advisors
Peter is the Founder and Principal of Lupoff/Stevens Family Office, his family's vehicle for investments and grants. LSFO is committed to fomenting a just and sustainable world, seeking market financial returns alongside demonstrable social/environmental impact benefiting people and planet. In 2025, LSFO largely merged its investing activities into Beatrice Advisors Multi-Family Office. Additionally, Peter was named Partner with a focus on investments and partnerships. Peter was formerly the CEO of Net Impact (2019-22), a 30-year-old non-profit, 160,000+ member network with a mission to inspire, equip and activate emerging leaders to make a positive impact for people and planet. He was also CEO of GOOD Institute (2021-2022), which addresses important issues, driving social action and reimagining the possibilities for our shared future by charting a new contract between business and society.Peter is a Gabelli Fellow at Fordham University, where he taught impact investing (2018-2024) and supports the Responsible Business Center as Director of Strategy. Peter is a Special Lecturer at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business on the topic of Impact Investing (2024- ). Peter is a Member of the Impact Investing & Sustainable Finance Faculty Consortium. Peter is a Board Member of Investors Circle (2024-), an historic impact angel investing organization, he is a Dean’s Council Member of the Harvard Kennedy School (2025-) and was named a Sorenson Impact Institute Global Impact Leader (2023).
Prachi Modi
Programming Manager
Phenix Capital Group - Impact Intelligence
Prachi Modi is the Program and Content Manager at Phenix Capital Group. Before joining Phenix, she led partnerships and business development at a sustainability-focused media company in Italy. Her diverse experience spans working with early-stage tech startups in New York and California and working in finance with the regulatory compliance team at Goldman Sachs. Her passion for impact investing was sparked through a micro-lending initiative that provided business loans to women in East Africa. She is committed to deepening her expertise and contributing to the expansion of the impact investing landscape through her work at Phenix Capital Group.
Randall Strickland
Director, Client Portfolio Manager
Westfuller Advisors
Randall advises clients in the areas of investment strategy and policy, responsible investment integration, shareholder engagement, risk management and impact measurement. Additionally, he supports the firm’s due diligence effort across asset classes for Sustainable and Impact portfolios, including asset managers, private companies and strategic impact investing related initiatives. He brings over 25 years of experience in the asset management arena. Previously, he served as Director, Investment Advisory at Pathstone Family Office. Randall has held senior positions at Cornerstone Capital Group, Sentinel Investments, City National Bank of New Jersey (now Industrial Bank), ImpactAssets, and Principal Asset Management.Randall is an Adjunct Professor within the Sustainable MBA program at Bard College, and at the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University, teaching Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing. He is a member of the Impact & Sustainable Finance Faculty Consortium.He is on the Steering Committee for the Intentional Endowments Network and Confluence Philanthropy’s Racial Equity Initiative Advisory Committee, and serves as a Board Member of Net Impact, the HBCU Green Fund, and the Griffin Bridges Scholarship Program at Seton Hall Prep School.Randall earned a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and a Master of Arts from New York University.
Richard E. Zimmerman
Partner,
WE Family Offices
Richard Zimmerman is a Senior Advisor at WE Family Offices, based in New York, where he leads the firm’s Values-Aligned Investing Advisory Service. WE Family Offices is a Family Office Company that provides strategic wealth advice on approximately $12.5 billion of assets for over 80 U.S. and international families. WE is highly recognized in the industry, including being named among Barron’s Top RIA Firms of 2019 and Best Multi-Family Office from $5 billion AUM/AUA by the family wealth report in 2020.
Richard is a recognized speaker in the Impact Investing arena and works with some of the world’s wealthiest families helping them align their values to their investments. He has spoken at over 25 conferences, including the UN Sustainable Investing Conference, Barron’s ESG and Impact Summit, Opal’s Impact Investment Forum, and Responsible Investing. He has a positive and pragmatic speaking approach and uses real world examples to illustrate how sophisticated investors can invest with impact.
Richard has held senior positions at global banks and multi-family offices as well as board positions at philanthropic organizations. He is a Board Director at the Capital Institute and has served on the Ceres President’s Council, the Earth Charter Initiative International Council, and the Earth Institute Leadership Council.
Richard has a Master of Science in Sustainability Management from Columbia University and a B.A. from the University of Virginia. He holds a Sustainable Investment Professional Certification (SIPC) with the John Molson School of Business as well as numerous financial industry designations. He is a published author of “What Can I Do to Make a Difference,” Penguin Books USA, a guide to environmental and social issues and individual actions to make positive change.
Richard is a recognized speaker in the Impact Investing arena and works with some of the world’s wealthiest families helping them align their values to their investments. He has spoken at over 25 conferences, including the UN Sustainable Investing Conference, Barron’s ESG and Impact Summit, Opal’s Impact Investment Forum, and Responsible Investing. He has a positive and pragmatic speaking approach and uses real world examples to illustrate how sophisticated investors can invest with impact.
Richard has held senior positions at global banks and multi-family offices as well as board positions at philanthropic organizations. He is a Board Director at the Capital Institute and has served on the Ceres President’s Council, the Earth Charter Initiative International Council, and the Earth Institute Leadership Council.
Richard has a Master of Science in Sustainability Management from Columbia University and a B.A. from the University of Virginia. He holds a Sustainable Investment Professional Certification (SIPC) with the John Molson School of Business as well as numerous financial industry designations. He is a published author of “What Can I Do to Make a Difference,” Penguin Books USA, a guide to environmental and social issues and individual actions to make positive change.
Robert Schultz
Partner
Capricorn Investment Group
Robert Schultz is a Partner of Capricorn Investment Group. Capricorn, with assets under management in excess of $13 billion, seeks to revolutionize how capital is invested to address such urgent challenges as climate change, resource scarcity, and economic inequality. He is also a Board Member of the Institute for Sustainable Finance, which focuses on shaping Canada’s innovations in sustainable finance. Prior to Capricorn, he was the Co-Founder of Greentech Capital Advisors, an investment bank and asset management firm focused on creating a more efficient and sustainable global infrastructure, which was sold to Nomura in April 2020. Rob is a Chartered Accountant and received his Bachelor of Commerce, with Honors, from Queen’s University in Canada. He is currently a Director of Help for Children.
Smitha Das
Senior Director, Investments
World Education Services
Smitha Das is deeply committed to centering equity and justice within her work and demonstrating a trust-based investment approach, with an eye to reimagining the broader capital markets. As the Director of Mission and Impact Investing at World Education Services (WES), a global social enterprise, Smitha leads WES’ investment practice, stewarding 100% of WES’ resources to be mission-aligned. Her passion to create meaningful social and environmental impact sparked at a young age when she founded a water nonprofit at age 12. She has since worked in government, renewable energy private equity, venture philanthropy, and innovative finance. Smitha has a MBA from Harvard Business School (HBS) and AB with Honors in Environmental Science and Public Policy from Harvard College, where she co-founded the HBS Impact Investing Club and Harvard College Social Enterprise Club. She serves as a board member and advisor for several organizations, including Cell-Ed, JFF Ventures, New Power Labs, and the HBS Impact Investing Alumni Group.
Sylvia Poniecki
Director, Impact Investments
Wespath Benefits and Investments
Sylvia Poniecki has been with Wespath since 2011 and is currently the Director of Impact Investments. Her role includes oversight of Wespath’s internally managed Positive Social Purpose Lending Program – which focuses on investments supporting affordable housing and community development projects. She is responsible for evaluating transactions, monitoring performance, and providing comprehensive support for initiatives that drive the program’s success. Prior to joining Wespath, Sylvia spent 11+ years at the Illinois Housing Development Authority where she managed a wide range of affordable housing projects from application through closing and was the manager of tax credit programs in her last position at IHDA. Sylvia has comprehensive knowledge and expertise in various state and federal financing programs including Low Income Housing Tax Credits, State Donation Tax Credits, HOME Investment Partnerships Program, Illinois Affordable Housing Trust Fund, and Tax-Exempt Bond financing.
William Burckart
Chief Executive Officer, The Investment Integration Project and Adjunct Professor, Columbia University
William Burckart is the CEO of The Investment Integration Project (TIIP), where he advises a range of clients (including pension plans, investment management firms, private foundations and endowments, and major industry bodies) on integrating system-level and investment goals through the development and implementation of related strategies. He is co-founder of Colorful Capital, a venture capital firm that brought capital support to enterprises founded and led by members of the broad LGBTQ+ community. William is Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs and The Brandmeyer Fellow for Impact and Sustainable Investing at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University. He is a fellow of the High Meadows Institute, co-author of the forthcoming Handbook on System-level Investing (April 2026), co-author of the book 21st Century Investing: Redirecting Financial Strategies to Drive Systems Change (Berrett-Koehler, 2021), and co-editor of the book New Frontiers of Philanthropy: A Guide to the New Tools and Actors that Are Reshaping Global Philanthropy and Social Investing (Oxford University Press, 2014).
William Harris
Executive Director
Working Capital for Community Needs
Will Harris is the Executive Director of Working Capital for Community Needs (WCCN). Over his two-decade career, he has focused on strategies that improve the economic lives of people in the US and Latin America. Prior to joining WCCN, he served with the World Council of Credit Unions, and in ownership positions with start-ups around the US. Will has an MBA focused on entrepreneurship from the University of Arizona, as well as an MA in International Relations from the Universidad del Salvador in Buenos Aires. Will is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and lives in a rural community in Wisconsin with his wife and three children.
FEATURED SPEAKERS FROM OUR PAST EVENTS
IN THE COMPANY OF THOUGHT LEADERS
Al Gore
Former Vice President of the United States
Anita Bhatia
Former Assistant Secretary - General & Deputy Executive Director,UN Women
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Sir Ronald Cohen
Chair,The Global Steering Group (GSG)
Ndileka Mandela
Founder and CEO,Thembekile Mandela Foundation
Matt Damon
Co-founder,WaterEquity and Water.org
Scilla Elworthy
Peace Builder, Three-time Nobel Prize Nominee
Mark Mobius
CEO,Mobius Capital Partners
Eva Halvarsson
CEO,AP2
Eduard van Gelderen
Chief Investment Officer,PSP Investments
Anna Snider
Managing Director and Head of Due Diligence for the Chief Investment Office,Bank of America Corporation
Amit Bouri
CEO & Co-founder,The GIIN
Fran Seegull
President,U.S. Impact Investing Alliance
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Roger Havenith
Deputy CEO, The European Investment Fund
Hazel Henderson D.Sc.Hon., FRSA,
Founder, Ethical Markets Media,Certified B Corporation
Hartwig Liersch
Chief Investment Officer,Pensioenfonds Metaal en Techniek
Jennifer Morris
CEO,The Nature Conservancy
Former Vice President Al Gore is the cofounder and chairman of Generation Investment Management, and the founder and chairman of The Climate Reality Project, a non-profit devoted to solving the climate crisis. He is also a senior partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and a member of Apple Inc.’s board of directors. Gore was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, 1978, 1980, and 1982 and to the U.S. Senate in 1984 and 1990. He was inaugurated as the 45th vice president of the United States on January 20, 1993, and served eight years. He is the author of the #1 New York Times best-sellers "An Inconvenient Truth" and "The Assault on Reason," and the best-sellers “Earth in the Balance,” "Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis," "The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change," and most recently, The New York Times best-seller "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.” He is the subject of the documentary movie “An Inconvenient Truth,” which won two Oscars in 2006 and a second documentary in 2017, “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.” In 2007, Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, for “informing the world of the dangers posed by climate change.”
Anita Bhatia
Former Assistant Secretary - General & Deputy Executive Director,
UN Women
Former Assistant Secretary-General and UN Women’s Deputy Executive Director for Resource Management, UN System Coordination, Sustainability, and Partnerships. Ms. Anita Bhatia served as the Former Assistant Secretary-General and UN Women’s Deputy Executive Director since August 2019.
Before that, Ms. Bhatia served since 2014 as the Director for Development Partner Relations at the World Bank Group. Previously, she held the position of Director of Partnerships and Advisory Services Operations (2011–2014) and Global Head of Knowledge at the International Finance Corporation (2010-2011).
Ms. Bhatia also served as Head of IFC’s Latin America Advisory Operations. In addition to Latin America, she has worked in Africa, Europe, Central Asia, and South and East Asia. Ms. Anita Bhatia brings extensive experience in the area of strategic partnerships, resource mobilization, and management. During her time at the IFC, she developed and expanded innovative partnerships with public and private sector partners to support its strategy in key areas, including fragile and conflict-affected states, gender equality, financial inclusion, support to women-owned businesses, and other priorities critical for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Ms. Bhatia holds a BA in History from Calcutta University, an MA in Political Science from Yale University, and a Juris Doctor in Law from Georgetown University.
Sir Ronald Cohen
Chair,
The Global Steering Group (GSG)
Sir Ronald Cohen is a pioneering philanthropist, venture capitalist, private equity investor, and social innovator, who is driving forward the global Impact Revolution. For nearly two decades, his ground-breaking initiatives have catalyzed global efforts to drive private capital to serve social and environmental good. He serves as Chairman of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and The Portland Trust. He is a co-founder of Social Finance UK, USA, and Israel; and co-founder Chair of Bridges Fund Management and Big Society Capital. He chaired the G8 Social Impact Investment Taskforce (2013-2015), the UK Social Investment Task Force (2000-2010) and the UK’s Commission on Unclaimed Assets (2005-2007). In 2012 he received the Rockefeller Foundation’s Innovation Award for Social Finance. He was a co-founder and Executive Chairman of Apax Partners Worldwide LLP (1972-2005), a global private equity firm. He was a co-founder and Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association and a co-founder of the European Venture Capital Association. He is a member of the Board of Dean’s Advisors at Harvard Business School; a former director of the Harvard Management Company; and formerly a member of the Harvard University Board of Overseers and the University of Oxford Investment Committee. He graduated from Oxford University, where he was President of the Oxford Union. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School to which he was awarded a Henry Fellowship. Sir Ronald was born in Egypt and left as a refugee at the age of 11, when his family came to the UK.
With a background deeply rooted in healthcare and a passion for humanitarianism, Ndileka embodies dedication in all endeavors. As the grandchild of Nelson Mandela, her extensive network underscores her commitment to collaboration and inclusive governance.
Ndileka, having more than 15 years’ experience in the medical field, leads the Thembekile Mandela Foundation, which focuses on health, education and youth development in South Africa's rural villages. She recently participated in a panel at COP28 entitled "Strategies in Climate Financing; Empowering Sustainable Development in Africa", where she called for an end to "climate apartheid".
Ndileka's philanthropic ethos also shines through her involvement with the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital. Beyond her contributions to healthcare, Ndileka's leadership extends to impactful community projects, including the transformation of Clarkebury High School. She is also a council member for the Nelson Mandela Museum and a Global Fund Champion for HIV, TB, and malaria.
Through her memoir, "I am Ndileka," she shares her remarkable journey, inspiring others to embrace their own potential for change.
Ndileka, having more than 15 years’ experience in the medical field, leads the Thembekile Mandela Foundation, which focuses on health, education and youth development in South Africa's rural villages. She recently participated in a panel at COP28 entitled "Strategies in Climate Financing; Empowering Sustainable Development in Africa", where she called for an end to "climate apartheid".
Ndileka's philanthropic ethos also shines through her involvement with the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital. Beyond her contributions to healthcare, Ndileka's leadership extends to impactful community projects, including the transformation of Clarkebury High School. She is also a council member for the Nelson Mandela Museum and a Global Fund Champion for HIV, TB, and malaria.
Through her memoir, "I am Ndileka," she shares her remarkable journey, inspiring others to embrace their own potential for change.
Matt Damon
Co-founder,
WaterEquity and Water.org
Academy Award winner Matt Damon is an actor, screenwriter, producer and humanitarian, who has garnered international acclaim for his work both on- and off-screen.
Inspired during international travel with his family throughout Mexico and Guatemala as a youth, Matt has long been devoted to environmental and social issues. Learning about the immense challenges of accessing safe water and sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa, Matt decided to create the H20 Africa Foundation. In 2009, he teamed up with Gary White to join their organizations and launch Water.org.
For his work as Co-founder of Water.org, Matt, along with fellow Water.org Co-founder Gary, was recognized as one of the TIME 100 most influential people in the world in 2011 and received the Environmental Media Award from The Environmental Media Association in 2013. In 2014, the World Economic Forum named Matt as the Crystal Award winner for his work through Water.org. Matt’s active participation in his organization’s work, including site visits to multiple countries, strategy development, advocacy, and high-level meetings with institutions like the World Bank and the World Economic Forum over the past decade, has positioned him as one of the world’s experts on water and sanitation issues.
Inspired during international travel with his family throughout Mexico and Guatemala as a youth, Matt has long been devoted to environmental and social issues. Learning about the immense challenges of accessing safe water and sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa, Matt decided to create the H20 Africa Foundation. In 2009, he teamed up with Gary White to join their organizations and launch Water.org.
For his work as Co-founder of Water.org, Matt, along with fellow Water.org Co-founder Gary, was recognized as one of the TIME 100 most influential people in the world in 2011 and received the Environmental Media Award from The Environmental Media Association in 2013. In 2014, the World Economic Forum named Matt as the Crystal Award winner for his work through Water.org. Matt’s active participation in his organization’s work, including site visits to multiple countries, strategy development, advocacy, and high-level meetings with institutions like the World Bank and the World Economic Forum over the past decade, has positioned him as one of the world’s experts on water and sanitation issues.
Scilla Elworthy
Peace Builder, Three-time Nobel Prize Nominee
Dr Scilla Elworthy turns vision into action. Today her full attention is on developing Business Plan for Peace, resulting from her 2017 book: The Business Plan for Peace: Building a World Without War. She has been three times nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for developing effective dialogue between nuclear weapons policymakers worldwide and their critics, with the Oxford Research Group she founded in 1982. Peace Direct, voted ‘Best New Charity’ in 2005, goes from strength to strength under brilliant young leadership, founded by Scilla in 2002 to fund, promote and learn from local peace-builders in conflict areas. Scilla was adviser to Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Sir Richard Branson in setting up ‘The Elders’, and was Awarded the Niwano Peace Prize in 2003. She co-founded Rising Women Rising World in 2013, and FemmeQ in 2016 to establish the qualities of feminine intelligence - for men as for women - as essential for building a safer world. Her TED talk on non-violence has been viewed by over 1,400,000 people on TED and YouTube. Her book Pioneering the Possible: awakened leadership for a world that works (North Atlantic Books, 2014) continues to receive critical acclaim from experts in the field. She’s Ambassador for Peace Direct, a Councillor of the World Future Council and patron of Oxford Research Group; adviser to the Syria Campaign and the Institute for Economics and Peace. She advises the leadership of selected international corporations as well as young social entrepreneurs. Scilla is a mother, stepmother, and grandmother and loves messing about in her garden near Oxford in the UK.
Eva Halvarsson
CEO,
AP2
Since 2006, Eva Halvarsson has acted as the CEO of the Second Swedish National Pension Fund -- AP2. She heads up an organization with more than SEK 345 billion (approx. USD 43 billion) under management in virtually every asset class, and one that is active in all parts of the world; AP2 is one of northern Europe's largest pension funds.Ms. Halvarsson began her career as an accountant, progressing to the point that before joining AP2, she spent ten years working for the Swedish Government where she was responsible for the governance and management of the large and extensive portfolio of state owned companies. Eva Halvarsson has had a distinguished and varied leadership career. She took part in the working group that put into effect the Swedish Corporate Governance Code in 2004. She also spent several years, serving on the Swedish Corporate Governance Board. Eva has been a board member of several large companies and has chaired the nomination committees of some of Sweden’s largest listed companies. She recently left after serving for ten years as the Deputy Chairperson of the board of the University of Gothenburg.Presently, she is board member of the UN-PRI (the United Nation´s Principles for Responsible Investments), Vasakronan (the largest real estate company in Sweden), The Gothenburg Award for Sustainable Development and The Royal Swedish Opera. In addition, she serves on the advisory board of the Women Entrepreneur´s Opportunity Facility, the first-ever global finance facility dedicated exclusively to women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises.Eva Halvarsson was born in 1962 and holds an MSc in Business and Economics from the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg.
Eduard van Gelderen
Chief Investment Officer,
PSP Investments
Eduard van Gelderen is senior vice president and chief investment officer at the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) where he oversees the organization’s total portfolio and establishes the long-term investment portfolio strategy. He also heads the responsible investment, public policy, and government relations functions.
Prior to joining PSP Investments, Eduard was senior managing director at the office of the chief investment officer of the University of California. As a member of the executive team, his primary responsibilities included overseeing the University’s retirement plan, heading up equity and real assets activities, and handling strategic partnerships in Europe. He also served as CEO of the Dutch financial service provider APG Asset Management and as deputy CIO of ING Investment Management.
Eduard is a certified financial risk manager and a chartered financial analyst and has served on several investment advisory boards. He holds a master’s degree in quantitative finance from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a post-graduate degree in asset liability management from Maastricht University in Limburg. He is currently a PhD candidate at the International School of Management in Paris. Eduard began his career as an investment banker in London and Amsterdam.
Prior to joining PSP Investments, Eduard was senior managing director at the office of the chief investment officer of the University of California. As a member of the executive team, his primary responsibilities included overseeing the University’s retirement plan, heading up equity and real assets activities, and handling strategic partnerships in Europe. He also served as CEO of the Dutch financial service provider APG Asset Management and as deputy CIO of ING Investment Management.
Eduard is a certified financial risk manager and a chartered financial analyst and has served on several investment advisory boards. He holds a master’s degree in quantitative finance from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a post-graduate degree in asset liability management from Maastricht University in Limburg. He is currently a PhD candidate at the International School of Management in Paris. Eduard began his career as an investment banker in London and Amsterdam.
Amit Bouri
CEO & Co-founder,
The GIIN
Amit Bouri is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of the GIIN. His work in impact investing began when he was a strategy consultant with the Monitor Institute. At Monitor he was part of the team that produced the Investing for Social & Environmental Impact report, and he left Monitor to co-found the GIIN in 2009.Amit's other projects at the Monitor Institute included strategic planning and organizational development work for nonprofit organizations and foundations. Amit previously worked in the private sector as a strategy consultant with Bain & Company. He left Bain to work in global health at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. He also worked in the corporate philanthropy units of Gap Inc. and Johnson & Johnson. Amit holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, an MPA from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a BA in Sociology and Anthropology from Swarthmore College.
Fran Seegull
President,
U.S. Impact Investing Alliance
Fran Seegull is the Executive Director of the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance which works to increase awareness of impact investing in the United States, foster deployment of and demand for impact capital across asset classes globally, and partner with stakeholders, including government, to build the impact investing ecosystem. The Alliance is being accelerated by the Ford Foundation and supported by a range of philanthropies and individuals.
Fran was the Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director of Investments at ImpactAssets where she headed investment management for The Giving Fund—an impact investing donor advised fund. She also oversaw product development for and managed the Global Sustainable Agriculture and Microfinance Plus Notes.
Prior to joining ImpactAssets, Fran was Managing Director at Funk Ventures, an early-stage impact venture capital and acceleration firm. She also served as Vice President of Business Development at Novica, an online retailer of products made by artisans in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Fran has consulted to National Geographic and NPR West as well as a number of family foundations and offices.
Fran has a BS in Economics from Barnard College at Columbia University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She serves on the Investment Committee of Align Impact. Previously, Fran taught a graduate-level course on impact investing at USC’s Marshall School of Business and served on the Investment Committee of the Goldhirsh Foundation and on the G7 Social Impact Investment Task Force Working Group on Asset Allocation. She tweets on impact investing at @franseegull.
Fran was the Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director of Investments at ImpactAssets where she headed investment management for The Giving Fund—an impact investing donor advised fund. She also oversaw product development for and managed the Global Sustainable Agriculture and Microfinance Plus Notes.
Prior to joining ImpactAssets, Fran was Managing Director at Funk Ventures, an early-stage impact venture capital and acceleration firm. She also served as Vice President of Business Development at Novica, an online retailer of products made by artisans in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Fran has consulted to National Geographic and NPR West as well as a number of family foundations and offices.
Fran has a BS in Economics from Barnard College at Columbia University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She serves on the Investment Committee of Align Impact. Previously, Fran taught a graduate-level course on impact investing at USC’s Marshall School of Business and served on the Investment Committee of the Goldhirsh Foundation and on the G7 Social Impact Investment Task Force Working Group on Asset Allocation. She tweets on impact investing at @franseegull.
Roger Havenith is Deputy Chief Executive of the EIF since 1 January 2016.In his role, Roger is part of the Fund’s governance providing leadership and direction to the institution.He deputises for the CE in the day-to-day management of the Fund, has specific responsibilities for supervising the risk management, compliance, financial control and middle/back-office services and acts as main senior counterpart for the EU institutions.Previously, he had several key roles at the EC: among others, he was a Commission negotiator in charge of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) SME Window, as part of the Investment Plan for Europe. He also led the EC’s Designated Service responsible for the negotiation, implementation and oversight of financial instruments under CIP, EPMF, MAP and other initiatives.He has a B.A. in Business Administration from HEC St. Louis in Brussels (Belgium) and LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from Vrije Universiteit Brussel; He also earned a postgraduate degree in European Studies from Institut d’Etudes européennes de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and M.A. as conference interpreter from Institut supérieur de Traducteurs et Interprètes/ULB
Hazel Henderson D.Sc.Hon., FRSA, founder of Ethical Markets Media, Certified B Corporation. She is a world-renowned futurist, active environmentalist, syndicated columnist, and author of award-winning Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy (2006); Mapping the Global Transition to the Solar Age (2014), and other books in 800 libraries, in 20 languages, including “Planetary Citizenship “co-authored by Buddhist leader Daisaku Ikeda. Ethical Markets is the publisher of Henderson’s forthcoming textbook, “Mapping the Global Green Transition: 2009-2020“.
She is the producer of the global TV series “Transforming Finance“ and the Ethical Markets TV series. She created in 2004 the EthicMark® Awards for Communications Uplifting the Human Spirit & Society, showcasing positive messages to raise the ethical bar on global advertising and in 2009 the annual Green Transition Scoreboard®.
She launched the EthicMarkGEMS®.com, the first global standard certifying only gems NOT mined from Mother Earth, to phase out unnecessary global gem mining, now chemically- identical gems are cheaply available worldwide and also co-created Ethical Biomimicry Finance®. Henderson served as a cabinet-level science policy advisor to the US Office of Technology Assessment, the National Science Foundation, and the National Academy of Engineering.
Her over 400 articles appear in Harvard Business Review, New York Times, LeMonde Diplomatique, and journals in Japan, Britain, Venezuela, China, France, Australia. Honorary Member of the Club of Rome, Fellow of Britain’s Royal Society for Arts and of The World Academy of Art & Science, Henderson shared the 1996 Global Citizen Award with Argentinian Nobelist Pérez Esquivel. She has many honorary degrees.
Jennifer Morris
CEO,
The Nature Conservancy
Jennifer Morris is Chief Executive Officer of The Nature Conservancy, a global conservation organization working with partners around the world to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. Jennifer leads nearly 4,000 global staff who are dedicated to creating a world where people and nature thrive together. Her teams bring diverse groups together in a collaborative way to transform business practices, shape government policies, and leverage rigorous science to prove and scale on-the-ground conservation work. Jennifer brings more than 25 years of conservation leadership experience to her role as CEO. Previously, she was president at Conservation International, where she developed some of CI’s most enduring programs, partnerships, and innovative strategies using business development as a tool to protect nature for the well-being of humanity. Jennifer is a passionate storyteller, avid outdoors enthusiast, and mentor to the future generations of conservation leaders.