This roundtable explores the lessons learned from the Aspen Institute’s report and survey on impact investing and the opportunities it offers for advancing economic mobility for low-income families in the U.S. We will hear from field leaders about pportunities and challenges and go under the hood on a few deals with the people who made them happen.
Introduction by Elliot Gerson, Executive Vice President, The Aspen Institute
Jane Wales, Vice President, The Aspen Institute
Panel 1: Why this report and what we learned
Reginald G. Sanders, Director of Investments, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Anne Mosle, Vice President, the Aspen Institute
Panel 2: Lessons learned: opportunities and challenges along the way
Clara Miller, President, F.B. Heron Foundation (TBC)
Debra Schwartz, Director, Program-Related Investments, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Kate Wolford, President, The McKnight Foundation
Moderator: Ben Hecht, President and CEO, Living Cities