Reducing bias in investing to unlock impact and returns. We conduct and apply research with @StanfordSPARQ
Oakland, CA
Joined September 2017
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So proud and grateful to partner with @FordFoundation on this vital work.
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Every part of this team was essential to closing our oversubscribed Fund II. 🎉🎉🎉 We are so excited to continue our work building a more inclusive - and optimal - asset management field.
A big thanks to our friends @ImpactAlpha for highlighting the close of Illumen Capital II, and for recognizing that diversity drives alpha!
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Congratulations to SPARQ Co-Director Jennifer Eberhardt on her election to @AmPhilSociety! She joins the U.S.’s oldest learned society among a membership class of trailblazing scholars across various disciplines. amphilsoc.org/blog/american-…
We believe the vast majority of investments underperform due to racial and gender bias. That's why we're so proud to announce the close of Illumen Capital II - and grateful for our investors who backed this effort!
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We're excited to announce the close of Illumen Capital II - oversubscribed at $168 million in committed capital. A big thanks to our investors and team on this wonderful achievement.
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Big news: Our member @IllumenCapital's oversubscribed second fund closed on $168 million.
With investments from @FordFoundation, @WK_Kellogg_Fdn, and 100+ others, the fund will help increase racial and gender diversity in #impactinvesting.
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Tune in to our very own Octavio Sandoval on the @cfasocietysf podcast share how we help managers identify, evaluate, and invest in entrepreneurs who have been overlooked and underestimated.
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“...even if we’re twice as good...people that are evaluating us miss the value that we bring to the marketplace, overlooking and consistently underestimating us.”
@Impactpreneur recently presented at @Yelp's Black in Business Summit
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Our colleague Octavio Sandoval on how #fintech can responsibly reach unbanked households with consumer financial services @thefintechtimes
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An insightful look at how to de-bias the hiring process by our head of operations and compliance, Katie Twomey - and the risks involved in not acting now @cci_compliance
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🚨 We're hiring! 🚨 Do you have a passion for building a more equitable, inclusive world? Want to be part of a growing team working at the intersection of racial justice and asset management? Apply for our Impact Associate role today!
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"The repercussions of racial bias and lack of representation in healthcare are that people of color receive less care – and often worse care – than white Americans."
@Impactpreneur explains why closing racial disparities in health matters @HealthITNews.
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Excited to share some highlights of our most recent @impactXperience, where GPs and LPs came together to learn the history of Montgomery, AL and advance racial equity within asset management.
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ICYMI: Our VP of Product Development & Impact Joanna Kuang on strategies investors can take to build more inclusive firms - and a more equitable asset management industry:
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Here's our very own Joanna Kuang on ways investors can transform who receives financial and social capital and make #investing more equitable and inclusive:
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A strategy that "radically include(s) women and people of color..." More from @Impactpreneur on our work to reduce gender and racial bias across investing in @blackenterprise:
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Investing with racial and gender bias is like driving with the parking brake on: Illumen Capital featured in @GreenAmerica article on economic justice within investing.
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Tune in to the @business Businessweek Podcast to hear our Managing Director @Impactpreneur discuss the impact of our country's racial reckoning on asset management, and how Illumen Capital is applying research to reduce bias across investing.
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So proud of our partner and friend, Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt, on joining the board of @innocence. They are fortunate to have her expertise and perspective!
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