TALENT & DIVERSITY

Diversity and inclusion matter for fund managers, their Limited Partners, their portfolio companies, their employees, and for society. With each of these stakeholders in mind, Impact Capital Managers aims to enhance diversity among its member funds and their portfolio companies as well as within the broader market-rate, private capital impact investment ecosystem. With our partners, we hope to realize a more diverse and inclusive impact investing ecosystem and society.

ICM Position, Goals and Commitments

Position

  1. Diversity and inclusion drive performance.

  2. Barriers within our ecosystem today limit diverse talent from achieving its potential - a lost economic opportunity for talent, businesses, and investors in those businesses.

  3. Given the leverage we can exercise as a network, we have an obligation and an opportunity to make a difference.

Specifically, we believe that high-quality, diverse talent is not a “pipeline problem”. It is available to firms, funds, and portfolio companies. Impact Capital Managers adds value to its members and to society by providing resources to help all stakeholders tap into the tremendous potential of this talent pool.

We believe diversity is an inclusive concept. It encompasses, without limitation, race, color, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, socioeconomic background, age, disability, and marital and parental status. We recognize that achieving diversity is an evolutionary process that requires a continued renewal of our commitment to strategies of inclusion. As such, ICM periodically revisits its Position, Goals and Commitments and our membership tracks progress on an annual basis.

Goals

Impact Capital Managers seeks to increase diversity within its membership and within the field. As a first step, collect and analyze data on diversity and representation within our network, and set research-backed goals to make strides against that baseline. We always meet our member funds where they are, partner with them to set appropriate goals, and provide support and resources.

Commitments

Within the Talent Pipeline we undertake, track, and measure activities across 4 key areas: Sourcing, Hiring, Training and Development, and Mentorship and Career Pathing. Beyond the Talent Pipeline we undertake, track, and measure activities across 4 key areas: Knowledge Sharing, Network Building, Thought Leadership, Continuous Improvement.

The Mosaic Fellowship

The ICM Mosaic Fellowship is part of the Impact Capital Managers commitment to cultivate diverse, skilled talent in the alternative investment industry. The fellowship provides high-performing first-year graduate students an immersion experience as Summer Associates at ICM members - the leading private capital funds investing for positive social & environmental impact and superior return.

ICM Working Group on Talent & Diversity

  • Cassidy Leventhal, Achieve Partners (Co-Chair)

  • Kendall Bedford, SustainVC (Co-Chair)

  • Kim Burris, Builders Vision

  • Ted Dillon, Clean Energy Ventures

  • Rachel Balmy, Community Investment Management

  • Annie Wang, Generation Investment Management

  • Galina Ozgur, H/L Ventures

  • Mahila Amjad, Leeds Illuminate

  • Nicole Calandra, Lumos Capital Group

  • Juan Zavala, New Markets Venture Partners

  • Destana Herring, Regeneration.VC

  • Lauren Poyser, Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund

  • Stonly Baptiste Blue, Third Sphere

  • Rachel Mavrothalasitis, Reach & Root Partners