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Women & Money | Leslie Samuelrich & Ellen Remmer

April 23, 2020 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

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Impact Investing, Social Change, and Philanthropy Post COVID-19
4/23/20 11AM EST

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As women who wake up everyday to build our careers and businesses and lead with a drive to be successful, our financial acumen is important and not to be overlooked. We will discuss what we need to know in a time of global economic uncertainty.

With Featured Speakers

Leslie Samuelrich
President, Green Century Capital Management
Board Member of USSIF
Guest Lecturer, Wharton School of Business

About Leslie
Leslie Samuelrich leads Green Century Capital Management, focusing on the firm’s investment strategies, business development, and impact investing program. The Green Century Funds have experienced 570% growth under her leadership. Ms. Samuelrich has more than 25 years of experience in ESG investing, corporate engagement, and environmental and public health advocacy. Her comments have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, the New York Times, Responsible Investor, Barron’s, and many other outlets. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF) and the Advisory Board of the Intentional Endowments Network. She is a guest lecturer on impact investing at The Wharton School and annually presents at dozens of national and regional industry conferences and events. Ms. Samuelrich was honored with the 2019 SRI Service Award, which recognizes an “individual who has demonstrated leadership, innovation, high standards of professional conduct, and accomplishment in collaboration with other SRI industry leaders.” She also was selected as one of the “43 World-Changing Women in Conscious Business” in 2020.

 

Ellen Remmer
Champion, Invest for Better
Senior Partner, The Philanthropic Initiative

About

Ellen Remmer is a champion for philanthropy, impact investing and social change. She is a Senior Partner at The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI), the philanthropic advisory firm that pioneered the field of strategy philanthropy advising and works around the globe to help donors achieve lasting social and environmental change. She has over 25 years of experience helping philanthropists create transformational results and served as President and CEO of TPI from 2007- 2012.. Ellen is currently focused on lifting up the opportunity of impact investing as a powerful tool for social change. She leads Invest for Better, http://www.investforbetter.org an initiative aimed at mobilizing women to activate their investment capital for good.

Ellen serves as the President of her family’s foundation, which supports girls’ empowerment programs and sustainable fisheries. She serves on the Board of Prosperity Catalyst, a nonprofit organization that launches women-led businesses in conflict-ridden countries, and is a member of the Oxfam Leadership Council.

 

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Date:
April 23, 2020
Time:
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
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Live Stream (EDT)
NY

Organizer

Women CHOICE

 

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