Guest: Sir Ronald Cohen
Format: Virtual Fireside Chat Discussion Followed By Audience Q&A
Date and Time: Tuesday, 15th December - 6pm British Time
Platform: Zoom
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Sir Ronald Cohen and CUSISS President Michael Williams will discuss how impact investing and socially-conscious decision making can truly revolutionize capitalism for the better. In his new book, IMPACT: Reshaping Capitalism to Drive Real Change, Sir Ronald argues that the monetary-focused “risk vs. reward” model used by investors, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and government officials can be greatly improved. He suggests that by adapting a “risk–reward–impact” approach, leaders can achieve success by prioritizing social responsibility as well as profit. Join us for an enlightening discussion about the role impact can play in improving our world.
Featured Guest Biography:
Sir Ronald Cohen emigrated from Egypt to the UK with his family as an 11-yr.-old refugee with little money and even less knowledge of the English language. He rose from those humble beginnings to become a pioneering philanthropist, venture capitalist, private equity investor, and social innovator – driving forward the global Impact Revolution.
Awarded a knighthood in 2001, Sir Ronald has been described as “the father of impact investment” and “the father of British venture capital”. He was the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Apax Partners Worldwide LLP (1972-2005), one of the largest and most successful venture capital and private equity firms in the world.
He currently serves as Chairman of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and The Portland Trust. He is a co-founder of Social Finance UK, USA, and Israel; and the co-founder Chair of Bridges Fund Management and former co-founding Chair of Big Society Capital. He chaired the G8 Social Impact Investment Taskforce (2013-15), the UK Social Investment Task Force (2000-10) and the UK's Commission on Unclaimed Assets (2005-2007). In 2012, he received the Rockefeller Foundation's Innovation Award for Social Finance.
Sir Ronald graduated from Oxford University and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is the author of several books including The Second Bounce of the Ball, and most recently, IMPACT: Reshaping capitalism to drive real change. https://www.impactrevolution.com/
This event is open and free to all, subject to availability. Please register by noon (UK time) on Monday, 14th of December to receive the link for the event. The talk will be held on Zoom. A cam.ac.uk email address is very much preferred, but not necessary to join the event.