DIGNITY CAPITAL - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Advisory Board
- Founder and Chief Executive of Ignia
Alvaro is the founder and chief executive of Ignia, an enterprise building investment firm based in Monterrey, Mexico, focused on investing in and developing commercial enterprises serving the base of the socio-economic pyramid. Formerly, he served as CFO of Vitro, one of the largest glass manufacturers in the world, and of Grupo Salinas' retail arm, Elektra. He is one of the founders of Banco Azteca, among the two largest banks in Mexico in terms of coverage, and also worked at Accion. Mr. RodrÃguez Arregui sits on the boards of Banco Compartamos, which he led through one of the largest IPOs in the history of Microfinance.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Advisory Board
- CEO, Abacus Wealth Partners and Align
- Founder and CEO of Abacus Wealth Partners
Brent Kessel is the Founder and CEO of Abacus Wealth Partners, which provides fee-only, comprehensive financial advice to help individuals, families and foundations expand what's possible with money, helping investors map their values to available investments across all cause areas, geographies, and asset classes. Brent's book, It's Not About The Money (Harper Collins), was named one of Kiplinger's Top Five Business Books of the Year, and FastCompany named Brent one of the five most generous people on Wall Street. Abacus is a founding B Corp., is carbon-neutral, and donates over 5% of profits to charity each year.
Elizabeth Funk is a leader in bringing for-profit investment dollars to help solve the world's toughest problems. She is founder and CEO of Dignity Capital, a collection of Impact Investing funds and projects. She is the Senior General Partner at DevEquity an innovative fund providing for-profit venture-style investment funding to social enterprises in Latin America.Elizabeth was one of the early pioneers in impact investing. She created the Dignity Fund in 2004, one of the first for-profit funds mobilizing investment capital for the Microfinance industry.Elizabeth continues to be an active voice in the impact sector, as a board member, investment committee member, public speaker, investor, advisor and mentor. She is dedicated to harnessing the power of capital to address the world's most pressing problems.
Job Titles:
- President of the Advisory Board
Elizabeth was appointed by President Obama as the President and CEO of OPIC, an Under Secretary level position. OPIC, as the US Government's Development Finance Institution, operates in 102 countries and manages an $18 bn portfolio to support private investment in sustainable economic development, in the world's poorest countries. Formerly she was CEO of CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), advancing poor people's access to financial services. She served as a Director for the World Bank's Financial & Private Sector division.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Advisory Board
- Home 's Chief Strategy Officer
As All Home's Chief Strategy Officer, Gail Gilman brings more than 25 years of experience with nonprofit leadership, building affordable and supportive housing, and advocating for solutions to homelessness in San Francisco and statewide. While she plays many roles within the All Home team, Gail's primary focus is in supporting partners to build interim and supportive housing across the region.
Prior to joining All Home, Gail was the CEO of Community Housing Partnership (now called HomeRise). Gail joined Community Housing Partnership in 2002 and became the CEO in 2010. During her time there, Gail spearheaded the local and national conversation on shifting success measurements to ensure that population-specific outcomes are part of any housing interventions for people experiencing homelessness.
Gail holds a Master's of Nonprofit Administration from the University of San Francisco. She has been extensively involved in regional and national public policy efforts, co-chairing numerous housing-related ballot initiatives including most recently serving as Political Director for Proposition A, San Francisco's 2019 $600M housing bond. Gail has served on several housing and homeless task forces, and presently serves as a City & County of San Francisco Port Commissioner (appointed by the Mayor). Gail enjoys the outdoors, the Napa Valley, and is a foodie. Gail has lived in San Francisco for close to 30 years, and considers San Francisco her home.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Advisory Board
Gary Hattem recently stepped down after 15 years as President of the Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation and Managing Director of Deutsche Bank's Community Development Finance Group, managing a portfolio of $600 million in loans and investments and has a long and successful history in aligning diverse capital providers to achieve social and environmental development goals.He was responsible for the firm's lending, investment and philanthropic activities targeted to disadvantaged communities and oversees the firm's corporate citizenship activities for the Americas.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Advisory Board
Jonathan is a social justice activist and social entrepreneur. He is the Founder of some of the most powerful engines in social impact.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Advisory Board
- Founder and President of the Clara Fund
Lorene is Founder and President of the Clara Fund, a family foundation focused on promoting and supporting gender equality and sustainable markets.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Advisory Board
Maria has been a long-time friend and ally in our efforts to alleviate poverty around the world. Maria's most recent role was as Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs under Secretary Hillary Clinton from August 10, 2009 through 2011, the precursor to the expanded responsibilities as Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, which she held until 2013. Previously she served as CEO of ACCION International, a leader in global Microfinance. She was the Economist for Latin America for the Women in Development office of USAID. She also served for five years at the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA). She was named one of the 20 most influential women in the United States by Newsweek magazine in 2005.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Member of the Advisory Board
Sam Moss has been a long-time advisor and mentor- inspiring us, making invaluable introductions to potential partners and connections, and sharing his extensive wisdom in the Impact Investing field. Sam served for many years at Gray Ghost where he helped establish one of the pioneer investment portfolios making important investments in impact projects and funds. Sam resides in Atlanta where he is actively involved in his local community, is the Chair of the Atlanta Social Impact Collaborative (ASIC) and serves as an Executive in Residence in the Social Enterprise program (SE@G) at Emory and serves on the board of Emery University's Goizueta Business School. Sam is an active participant in SOCAP and a frequent speaker- and a dear friend.
Job Titles:
- Leader
- Member of the Advisory Board
Tracey has been a leader in impact investing for over a decade. She was the founder of MicroPlace which allowed non-accredited investors to make investments in Microfinance funds. Elizabeth Funk served as the Chairman of the Board. After selling MicroPlace to EBay, Tracey Founded Copia Global. She co-founded the Silicon Valley Microfinance Consortium with Elizabeth Funk, Maya Chorengel and others. Watch this video to get a glimpse of Tracey's inspiring passion and wisdom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBjUSqo_l-k