Real Estate as a Capital System: How Allocators Generate Returns and Community Impact
Track
Shaping Capital Systems
Format
The Collaborative Forum ((Up to 3 Facilitators/Speakers))
Speakers
- NameVernon Beckford
- TitlePresident & CEO
- OrganizationDiversified Companies
- NameElizabeth McGeveran
- TitleVice President of Investments
- OrganizationMcKnight Foundation
- NameAaron Seybert
- TitleManaging Director, Social Investment Practice
- OrganizationKresge Foundation
Description
Investment in real estate development has often been approached cautiously within the impact community due to perceived operational complexity and questions around ESG alignment. However, a growing cohort of capital allocators has identified a different reality: programmatic investment in real estate can diversify portfolios, generate competitive returns, and support more equitable community development.
This Collaborative Forum convenes allocators, including leaders from the McKnight and Kresge Foundations, to examine how capital is deployed, where funding gaps persist, and where opportunities exist to generate both economic and social returns.
