The Impact Agenda

Join us for a jam-packed conversation with Ilaria Chan, Chairperson of Tech For Good Institute and Group Advisor on Tech & Social Impact for Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading superapp! With a background that spans from Hong Kong to Stanford University, Ilaria has navigated a fascinating journey from financial analyst to executive director at Goldman Sachs before transitioning into the tech and so...

Get ready for the best moments of Season 3 of the Impact Agenda Podcast! Tune in as we revisit powerful conversations and insights from our inspiring guests:  🎙0:18 Mehvesh Mumtaz Ahmed (Vice President of Social Impact @ Rosewood Hotel Group) 🎙1:16 Carol Spahn (Dirrector @ The Peace Corps) 🎙2:20 Christine Keung (General Partne @ J2 Ventures) 🎙03:32 Ben Zevenbergen (Ethics & Policy Adviser @ Go...

We are thrilled to welcome Carol Spahn, Director of the Peace Corps, as our Season 3 of The Impact Agenda finale! Carol has been a leader in both the public and private sectors for over 25 years and has worked globally on a wide range of issues including women’s empowerment and small business development.  Carol’s journey with the Peace Corps started in Romania from 1994 to 1996. Carol has engaged...

We are thrilled to welcome Anne Tumlinson onto Season 3 of the podcast! Anne is the Founder and CEO of ATI Advisory (ATI), a rapidly growing national research and consulting firm dedicated to making healthcare work better for everyone.  Join us as we discuss how Anne guides public and private healthcare leaders in solving the most complex problems in healthcare through objective research, deep exp...

Join us for a conversation centered around the power of synthetic biology with Dan Davidi, a synthetic biology specialist with a Ph. D. in systems biology. Dan explains what synthetic biology is and its dynamic applications to solving for the climate change crisis.   Dan has an extensive research and entrepreneurial portfolio, including work as the Associate Director of Synthetic Biology at Harvar...

Join us for an exciting conversation with Christine Keung! Christine has had varied experiences in local and federal government, in tech companies including Dropbox and Figma, and in investment roles at Bridgewater Associates, Atomic VC, and a single family office.  Christine is also a U.S. Department of State Fulbright Scholar, Tech Policy fellow at the Aspen Institute, and a member of Schmidt Fu...

Tune into another episode of The Impact Agenda with two special guests, Rob Romero and Kristin Hansen, the forces behind Civic Health Project (CHP). CHP is dedicated to accelerating the efforts of academics and practitioners who seek to reduce polarization and improve civil discourse. Rob and Kristin co-founded CHP following the 2016 presidential election and they are passionate advocates for rese...

Today we have the pleasure of hosting Heidi Patel, a Managing Partner at Rethink Impact, the largest U.S.-based venture capital firm investing in female and non-binary leaders using tech to solve the world’s biggest problems. Heidi also teaches and co-created a course on impact investing at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and she serves on the Investment Committee for the Stanf...

Join us for a conversation with Ben Zevenbergen who works in Google’s Responsible Innovation team as an ethics and philosophy of technology advisor. Before joining Google, Ben worked as a tech law attorney, a policy advisor in the European Parliament of internet policy, and did a PhD at Oxford and a postdoc at Princeton.  Ben’s work has always focused on the intersection of humans, society, and te...

We are ecstatic to kick off Season 3 of The Impact Agenda with  Mehvesh Mumtaz Ahmed, Vice President of Social Impact at Rosewood Hotel Group. Prior to Rosewood, Mehvesh was leading insights and strategy on impact and sustainability across 18 Asian economies. She has also worked for the New York City government under Mayor Bloomberg, and for the World Bank and United Nations.  Learn about Mehvesh’...

Join us for the best moments of Season 2 of the Impact Agenda Podcast! Dive back into the heart of our show as we share the highlights, laughter, and wisdom from every episode from our inspiring S2 guests: 🎙️ Dan Mendelson (CEO of Morgan Health, JP Morgan) 🎙️ Erin Baudo Felter (VP of Social Impact & Sustainability, Okta) 🎙️ Zanagee Artis (Founder & Executive Director, This is Zero Hour) 🎙️...

Join us for the Season 2 Finale with Dan Mendelson, CEO of Morgan Health at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Previously holding positions as the Founder and CEO of Avalere Health, and the associate director for Health at the Office of Management and Budget in the Clinton White House, Dan brings a wealth of experience to the table.  In this episode, Dan explores the concept of being a mission-oriented doub...

Join us for an engaging conversation with Andrea Gonzales, 22-year-old Queer Mestiza advocate and organizer for marginalized youth. Organizing at the intersection of racial, gender and educational justice, and abolition since the age of 15, Andrea has always been focused on empowering, educating, and liberating her communities from oppressive systems by any means necessary. As an education special...

Join us as we talk with Erin Baudo Felter, the VP of Social Impact and Sustainability at Okta. With 15+ years of experience at the crossroads of business and social impact, Erin has held key roles in Zynga, Yahoo, and Warner Bros. Erin currently leads Okta for Good, Okta's social impact initiative, and oversees the company's ESG function.  In this episode, Erin shares her accidental encoun...

Join us for an engaging conversation with Manish Bhardwaj, Co-founder and CEO of Innovators In Health (IIH), a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering quality healthcare to India's rural poor. Manish, who holds a Ph. D. in electrical engineering from MIT, is also the founding director of a transformative initiative at Princeton University's Keller Center, empowering humanities and...

We had the pleasure of chatting with Jessica Marati Radparvar, an entrepreneur and sustainable business strategist on a mission to help impact leaders drive bigger, bolder, and more sustainable change. Over the past decade, Jessica has approached the impact space from a number of different perspectives — as a journalist, as an entrepreneur, as an academic, in-house at a Fortune 300 company and now...

Join us as we engage in an inspiring conversation with Zanagee Artis, a visionary 23-year-old founder and the executive director of Zero Hour, a global youth-led climate justice organization. Zanagee is also co-author of A Kids Book About Climate Change and co-host of 1 Point 5: A Kids Podcast About Climate Justice. In this episode, we uncover how Zanagee and his co-founders initiated Zero Hour af...

Join us for an insightful episode featuring Robert, the Managing Director, Portfolio Management and Chief Investment Officer of Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), a groundbreaking leader in the impact investment movement based in Singapore.  In this episode, Robert takes us through the founding story of IIX, which emerged in the aftermath of the 2008 Financial Crisis, and the challenges the foundin...

Join us as we embark on the Season 2 premiere of The Impact Agenda with renaissance woman, Majora Carter. Majora’s impressive repertoire includes being a real estate developer, urban revitalization strategy consultant, MacArthur Fellow, and Peabody Award-winning broadcaster.  In this captivating episode, Majora delves into the meaning behind her iconic quote displayed on the walls of the Smithsoni...

Today we have the pleasure of chatting with the outstanding Meg Garlinghouse, leader of the Social Impact programs at LinkedIn. In this role, she is responsible for identifying partnerships and programs that leverage the LinkedIn platform to create positive social impact for the world. Meg has more than twenty-five years of experience working in the technology and philanthropy sector. She currentl...

We have another incredible episode in store with Bauhinia Lee, Founder of Anima Ventures, a Venture Builder. Bauhinia focuses on teams with at least one female co-founder and helps build out and invest in these early-stage startups based in Hong Kong.  Bauhinia walks us through the inspiration for her venture, how she built a whole new network in Hong Kong and integrated herself into the startup e...

Welcome back to another episode of the i-Impact Podcast! We are so excited to share another inspiring conversation with the founder of the Enneagram Prison Project, Susan Olesek. The Enneagram Prison Project uses the Enneagram tool to bring self awareness education to those imprisoned. To date, they have graduated 3000 students and taught 320 courses. Happy 10 year anniversary to the project! Join...

We are so excited to welcome Puja Kapai onto the i-Impact Podcast! Puja is a multi-award winning researcher, academic and community justice advocate who is also a 3-time TEDx speaker. She is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law and Convenor of the Women’s Studies Research Centre at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). Puja’s work has influenced policy development and advocacy across legal an...

We’re thrilled to welcome Audrey Wisch to the i-Impact Podcast. Audrey is taking time off from Stanford University to pursue Curious Cardinals, allowing students to build their passions and college students to explore theirs. Audrey was recognized in the 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 Education and Youngest category. Join us as we discuss Audrey’s passion for education and how she built an impact startup...

In this special episode of the i-Impact Podcast, we get the joy of chatting with both Mason Mei and Kenneth Kwok. Mason is a 17-year-old student from Shanghai, China. He is the founder of Support Asia SDG, an NGO, which aims to help Asian businesses, farmers, smallholders, and anyone in need of professional support to reach SDGs. Kenneth is the Founder and CEO of Global Citizen Capital, an impact-...