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ImpactAlpha
All of ImpactAlpha's podcasts in one place. Listen in and get investment news and commentary for a sustainable edge.
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Feb 5, 2021 • 18min
Briefing: February 5th
The headlines, plus Brian is joined by Professor Tensie Whelan of NYU Stern School of Business to discuss her latest research into corporate board members ESG credentials.

Feb 1, 2021 • 29min
The Reconstruction: Melissa Bradley
1863 Ventures founder Melissa Bradley joins Monique Aiken to discuss how learning from history can create opportunities for equitable wealth-building.

Jan 29, 2021 • 9min
Briefing: January 29th
The headlines, plus Monique and David bring share a sneak preview of "The Reconstruction" our new podcast series and beat which drops on Monday.

Jan 22, 2021 • 15min
Briefing: January 22nd
The word of the week is: creativity -- Brian catches up with Upstart CoLab founder Laura Callanan, and we revisit the poetry of this week's Agent of Impact, Amanda Gorman.

Jan 15, 2021 • 22min
Briefing: January 15th
Monique is joined by Jessica Barron and Marion Johnson of Frontline Solutions, a Black-owned social impact consulting firm, to discuss their recent report Demoocracy’s Powerbrokers: Political Power of Women of Color.

Jan 13, 2021 • 24min
Agents of Impact: Jigar Shah
David chats with Jigar Shah, president of Generate, a San Francisco investment firm at the forefront of sustainable infrastructure financing. Jigar was co-founder of SunEdison, a pioneer of the “no money down” solar financing model that unlocked the solar market. He co-hosts The Energy Gang Podcast.

Jan 11, 2021 • 12min
Briefing: January 8th
David joins Brian to chart the year ahead in impact investing with some help from Generate's Jigar Shah.

Dec 18, 2020 • 9min
Briefing: December 18th
David joins Brian to round up the ImpactAlpha week of roundups, plus we hear a few of Dave Chen's predictions for 2021.

Dec 18, 2020 • 37min
Institutional Shift: The Great Burp forward in 2021
Dave and David look back on some of the predictions from February's episode, and look forward to the trends we'll be seeing a lot more of in 2021.

Dec 16, 2020 • 26min
Agent of Impact: Zach Knight
David Bank speaks with the co-founder and CEO of Blue Forest, a nonprofit fund financing forest resilience through an innovative pay for performance model.