Media contact: Noelle Lemoine, communications assistant; tele: 413-597-4277; email: [email protected]
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., January 12, 2018—On Thursday, Jan. 18, Williams College will host an educational symposium on sustainable investing titled “Breaking the Tradeoff: Profit with Purpose.” Throughout the day, experts and practitioners from a range of industries will share their perspectives on opportunities in sustainable investing and their successes and aspirations in green finance. All talks will take place in Griffin Hall, room 3. They are free and open to the public.
10 a.m. – Opening Remarks
Provost Dukes Love
10:20 a.m. – Entrepreneurs on the Sustainability Frontier
Bryan Birsic ’05, CEO and founder, Wunder Capital
Matthew Silver ’01, CEO and founder, Cambrian Innovation
Nick Querques, NYSERDA
11:15 a.m. – Sustainable Agriculture
Jacob Israelow ’01, founder, Dirt Capital
Benjamin Brooks-Dobson, manager, Stone House Farm
1:40 p.m. – Sustainability Initiatives at Williams College
Ralph Bradburd, director, Environmental Studies Program
Amy Johns, director of the Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives
Matt Sheehy, associate vice president for finance
Abigail Wattley ’05, managing director, Williams College Investment Office
2:30 p.m. – Leveraging Capital in Service of Sustainability
Chris Knapp ’84, CEO and founder, Colloboration Capital
Jeffrey Possick, managing director, MissionPoint Partners
Grace Horwitz ’13, associate, Blue Haven Initiative
3:30 p.m. – Evaluating Sustainability Projects and Initiatives
Ed Rossier ’01, US Bank
Gary Fromer, SVP Constellation Energy
Brian Griffith, CEO, Griffith Foods
4:10 p.m. – Breaking the Tradeoff: Investing for Profit and Impact
Josh Cohen, founder, City Light Capital
Annie Bonsey, TheImpact.org
Michael Lent, Veris Wealth Partners
The symposium was organized by a team of faculty, students, and alumni led by Don Carlson ’83, visiting professor of Environmental Studies.
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Published January 12, 2018
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