Tom Bilyeu's Impact Theory How Impact Investing Quietly Took Over $40 Trillion—and What Happens Next | Sir Ronald Cohen (Fan Fav)
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Nov 8, 2025 
Join Sir Ronald Cohen, a veteran venture capitalist and pioneer of impact investing, as he explores the transformative power of aligning capitalism with social responsibility. He discusses the $40 trillion shift toward measuring social impact alongside profits and reveals tips for assessing companies' societal contributions. From his refugee background to developing social impact bonds, Cohen emphasizes that capitalism must evolve to address social good, while also calling for standardized reporting on corporate impacts. Discover how entrepreneurship can drive meaningful change!
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Impact Joins Risk And Return
- Impact investing adds 'impact' to the traditional risk and return framework, changing what counts as success.
- Technology now lets us measure companies' effects on people and planet alongside profits.
Refugee Turned Venture Capital Pioneer
- Ronald Cohen recounts arriving in Britain at 11 with little money after being expelled from Egypt.
- A scholarship to Oxford and Harvard exposed him to venture capital and shaped his career.
Measurement Enables New Financial Systems
- Measuring risk enabled venture capital to scale; measuring impact is doing the same for impact investment.
- Standardized impact data will bring transparency comparable to financial accounting.
