The Hidden Impact: Why Investing in Diverse-Led Enterprises Produces More Than You Think
Tasha Byers
Diversified Community Impact
Track
Shaping Capital Systems
Format
The Collaborative Forum ((Up to 3 Facilitators/Speakers))
Speakers
- NameVernon Beckford
- TitlePresident & CEO
- OrganizationDiversified Companies
- NamePeter Lupoff
- TitlePartner, Investments, Partnerships
- OrganizationBeatrice Advisors
- NameLauren Booker Allen
- TitleHead of Impact, Portfolio Manager
- OrganizationJordan Park Group
Description
Most impact investment frameworks account for what a company does — its product, environmental footprint, and community outcomes. Far fewer account for who owns and leads it as a source of impact. This session explores how investors can better recognize impact in areas such as economic development, wealth creation, and ecosystem activation by treating diversity across leadership, participation, and value chains as part of how value is created.
This Collaborative Forum examines how investors can deepen impact when diversity is integrated into how opportunities are evaluated and funded.
