ImpactAlpha Podcasts

John Markoff , the longtime New York Times tech writer and author of a new biography of Stewart Brand , joins David Bank to talk psychedelic drugs, the roots of Silicon Valley and Brand's knack for being in the right place at the right time. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/554161/whole-earth-by-john-markoff/ https://impactalpha.com/subscribe/

Monique Aiken is joined by Dana Lanza of Confluence Philanthropy to hear about their annual gathering, and to discuss the crisis in Ukraine, climate change, racial justice and more. Plus, the headlines.

Host Brian Walsh catches up with ImpactAlpha’s Jessica Pothering from Cape Town, South Africa to talk about women driving alpha in emerging markets. And we hear  from Harlan Mandel of Media Development Investment Fund on investing in a free press in countries that need it most. Plus, the headlines. impactalpha.com/subscribe https://impactalpha.com/how-six-impact-investors-are-giving-their-por...

David Bank joins host Monique Aiken to share a conversation with Jon Lukomnik of Sinclair Capital about the swift fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (3:20), the weaponization of finance and the Green Way Forward. And we get a preview of next week’s call from Duke’s Cathy Clark (19:10) . Plus, the headlines. For all the headlines and more: impactalpha.com RSVP to The Call Jon's podcast: http...

Host Brian Walsh convenes the roundtable regulars, Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank , to talk about the impact on impact -- if any -- of Russia's invasion of Ukraine ( 3:50 ), the disclosure/materiality/externality debate ( 10:00 )… and pregnant pigs ( 18:00 ). Plus, the headlines. For more all day: www.impactalpha.com/subscribe

Host Monique Aiken and ImpactAlpha’s David Bank tee up impact investing’s policy agenda (and next week’s Agents of Impact Call), with comments from Satyam Khanna, ex- of the SEC, Cambria Allen Ratzlaff of the Human Capital Management Coalition – and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (2:50) . And Dennis Price introduces Bosco and Maya Kante and the innovative ‘impact note’ with which they financ...

David Bank joins host Brian Walsh with updates from the carbon beat and highlights from this week’s Agents of Impact Call. Plus, the headlines .

Host Monique Aiken is joined by David Bank to preview next week’s call on the real world effects of a rising price of carbon (3:15). And, Dennis Price speaks with Kim Folsom of Founders First about flexible business financing to create jobs and wealth (5:15). Plus, the headlines (0:30). Next week's Agents of Impact Call registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/255708540127 More on Kim Folsom and...

Host Brian Walsh is joined by roundtable regulars David Bank and Imogen Rose-Smith to make sense of the mixed signals in impact investing and the broader economy (5:50). Dennis Price shares a story on impact-management tech (2:55). Plus, the headlines. --> impactalpha.com/subscribe --> Imogen's latest column --> Dennis' story on Impact Measurement and Management

Daniel Pianko, Managing Director at Achieve Partners, joins David to discuss how his portfolio companies bridge the skills shortage in the USA with European-style apprenticeships. Daniel is also the host of the Better Money Better World podcast from the Impact Capital Managers, and as such, throws a few questions back at David.  impactalpha.com/subscribe/ https://www.impactcapitalmanagers.com...

Monique Aiken and David Bank react to Larry Fink’s annual letter, BlocPower’s expansion and systemic approaches to income inequality. And, at (5:30), David catches up with Martin Whittaker about Just Capital’s “Just 100” rankings, stakeholder primacy and “Davos Man.” https://impactalpha.com/subscribe/

Dave Chen of Equilibrium Capital joins David Bank for our annual Institutional Shift look-ahead. For more coverage head on over to impactalpha.com

Host Brian Walsh brings back roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank to take up private equity scandals, impending regulations, the tech reckoning, battling billionaires and, of course, “Don’t Look Up.” Plus, the headlines. Headlines: (0:30) Roundtable discussion: (2:45) For daily coverage of impact investing and beyond, head on over to impactalpha.com

Roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank join host Brian Walsh to talk about Imogen's Institutional Shift column, and Resilience Capital’s Gillian Marcelle and 1863 Ventures’ Melissa Bradley challenge impact investors to walk the talk. Plus, the headlines . 

Host Monique Aiken takes a look back on a year of conversations on The Reconstruction podcast with outtakes from Anne Price , Rodney Foxworth and Nwamaka Agbo . Aiken also looks forward to next week’s Agents of Impact Call on the series and what’s next. Plus, the headlines.

Host Brian Walsh and roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank  take up the corporate trend du jour: spinning off high-flying green  business units, or ReNewCos , from legacy dirty assets, and chew over prospects for a “multi-movement engine” for corporate accountability.

On this week’s podcast, host Monique Aiken gets an investor’s takeaways from the Glasgow climate summit from FullCycle’s Stephan Nicoleau. Plus, the headlines.

Host Brian Walsh is back from Glasgow and joined for an institutional impact  roundtable by Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank. They sort out the Marks and the Gretas at COP26 and chew on inflation’s impact on… impact.  Plus, the headlines

Amy Cortese joins host Monique Aiken to share some of the powerful voices that have spoken so far at COP26. Plus the headlines.

The Families and Workers Fund’s two priorities are the modernization of antiquated public-benefits systems, particularly unemployment insurance, and the promotion of high-quality jobs that provide economic security and mobility through decent wages, benefits, training and working conditions. “This is a crisis," Korberg says. "But this is also a once in a generation opportunity for change."

Host Brian Walsh is headed to Glasgow for COP26, and looks to roundtable regulars David Bank and Imogen Rose-Smith for the lowdown on what to expect. Plus the headlines. 

David Bank joins Host Monique Aiken to bring us some highlights of the many interviews and panels that the two hosted this week.

The Managing Director of Impact Investments for the Macarthur Foundation speaks with David Bank about catalytic capital, getting enterprises the kind of financing they need and how technology is driving down costs for impact solutions.

Ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank join host Brian Walsh to talk UK climate politics and investing.

Sherrell Dorsey, founder of The Plug, joins host Monique Aiken. The Plug launched a new site this week, and will be co-hosting next week's Agents of Impact Call.