Robb Boydston

Investing for Impact: What's in Your Portfolio?

Matthew Bishop, Michael Schlein, Tracy, David Kwong, Robb Boydston, John Hempton, Alex Friedman, Sean Green

A high-level panel of industry leaders, including Jean Case and Michael Schlein, convened to define impact investing as a scalable economic driver capable of delivering market-rate returns while solving systemic social problems like poverty and recidivism. The discussion highlighted the rapid evolution of financial instruments such as Social Impact Bonds and microfinance, citing successful pilots like the New York reentry program and the Husk Power Systems project in India as proof that private capital can effectively absorb risk to generate public good. With support from the G8 Task Force and major financial institutions like Goldman Sachs, the sector is poised for a tipping point where standardized measurement and policy reforms will integrate social solutions into mainstream capital markets.