Diana Propper de Callejon
Diana Propper de Callejon is a General Partner at the venture capital firm, Expansion Capital Partners, where she co-manages the firm’s dedicated cleantech fund. Prior to Expansion Capital, Diana was the co-founder and Managing Director of EA Capital, a financial services firm that advised clients on new business and investment opportunities in resource efficiency and greentech investments. Diana is a frequent speaker at Clean Technology and sustainability investment conferences. She has also been a speaker at the Philanthropy Workshop for the Hewlett and the Rockefeller Foundations. Diana currently serves on the Board of Directors of CPower, SensorTran and Tiger Optics, and also served as a member of the Board of Orion Energy Systems through its successful IPO. Diana has written on venture capital investing in Clean Technology for such publications as Morgan Stanley’s Investor Outlook and Sustainable Business Investor, and is Co-Editor of the ground breaking report, “Cleantech Venture Investing: Patterns & Performance”. Diana earned a BA, summa cum laude, from Duke University, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
John Fullerton
John Fullerton is the Founder and President of Capital Institute, a collaborative space working to transform finance to serve a more just, resilient, and sustainable economic system. Through the work of Capital Institute, his syndicated “Future of Finance” blog, regular public speaking engagements, and university lectures, John has become a recognized thought leader in the New Economy space generally, and the financial system transformation challenge in particular. John is also a recognized leading practitioner in the “impact investment” space as the principal of Level 3 Capital Advisors, LLC. Level 3 Capital’s direct investments are primarily focused on sustainable, regenerative land use, food, and water issues. Through both Capital Institute and Level 3 Capital, John brings a unique theory and practice approach to financial system transformation. Previously John was the seed funder and CEO of Alerian Capital Management, now a multi-billion dollar investment management firm that invests in midstream energy infrastructure via MLPs and created the Alerian MLP Index. Prior to Alerian, John was a Managing Director of JPMorgan where he worked for over 18 years. At JPMorgan, John managed various capital markets and derivatives business around the globe, then shifted focus to private investments and was subsequently the Chief Investment Officer of LabMorgan through the merger with Chase Manhattan before retiring from the bank in 2001. Following JPMorgan, and after experiencing 9-11 first hand, John spent years embarked on more entrepreneurial ventures as an impact investor while engaging in deep study of our multiple interconnected systemic crises that led to the founding of Capital Institute, launched in 2010. John was a member of the Long Term Capital Oversight Committee that managed the $3.6 Billion rescue of the distressed hedge fund in 1998. He is a Co-Founder and Director of Grasslands, LLC, a holistic ranch management company in partnership with the Savory Institute, and a Director of New Day Farms, Inc., New Economics Institute, and Savory Institute.org. He is the creator of the weekly Blog, “The Future of Finance” on the Capital Institute website.
Robert Johnson
Dr. Robert A. Johnson is the Executive Director of the newly created Institute for New Economic Thinking, backed by George Soros. He serves on the United Nations Commission of Experts on International Monetary Reform under the Chairmanship of Joseph Stiglitz. He is also the Director of Economic Policy for the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (FERI) in New York. Dr. Johnson was previously a managing director at Soros Fund Management where he managed a global currency, bond and equity portfolio specializing in emerging markets. Prior to that time, Dr. Johnson was a managing director of Bankers Trust Company managing a global currency fund. He also served as Chief Economist of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee under the leadership of Chairman William Proxmire (D. Wisconsin) and before that, he was Senior Economist of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee under the leadership of Chairman Pete Domenici (R. New Mexico). Dr. Johnson received a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Economics from Princeton University. He received a B.S. in both Electrical Engineering and Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Peter Kinder
Peter Kinder co-founded KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. in 1988, in Boston, Mass., and served as its president and board chair until its sale to Risk Metrics Group in 2009. At its sale, KLD was the world’s leading provider of social investment research and indices. He remains a consultant to MSCI, Inc., which bought Risk Metrics in June 2010. Mr. Kinder blogs (www.thebell.us and http://blog.riskmetrics.com/) on economics, legal issues affecting his niche, the evolving nature of the corporation, fiduciary duties and the passing scene. He co-authored three books in his field: Ethical Investing (1984); The Social Investment Almanac (1992); and Investing for Good (1993). He has spoken to audiences on four continents. Mr. Kinder serves on the boards of The Capital Institute and of the Center for Political Accountability, the finance advisory committee of the Wallace Global Fund, a private foundation, the President’s Council of CERES and the Marlboro College MBA Program Circle of Advisers. Mr. Kinder served two terms on the board of the U.S. Social Investment Forum, one as vice chair. KLD was a co-founder of the Sustainable Investment Research International Group (SiRi) and Mr. Kinder served on its board. He was a co-founder and principal (1997-2000) of Domini Social Investments, LLC. From 1973 to 1988, Mr. Kinder practiced law, first as an assistant attorney general in Ohio, then in Boston as a staff lawyer for a foundation and finally in private practice. He specialized in administrative law and corporate regulation. Mr. Kinder received an A.B. in History from Princeton University in 1970 and a J.D. from Ohio State University in 1973, both with honors.
Lawrence Lunt
Lawrence Lunt, a native of Brussels, directs the US arm of his family office, Armonia, whose mission is to invest 100% in innovative sustainable impact investments. He sits on the Board of several of Armonia’s portfolio companies. Mr. Lunt began his career with General Motors in Tokyo, Japan in 1984 as an automobile industry analyst and later transferred to GM’s newly acquired computer services subsidiary, Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in London. In 1990, he became a Director of the ARTAL Group, a Luxemburg private holding company owned by his family. In 2007, Armonia helped seed the launch of TBL Capital, an intentional, patient capital venture fund focused on the needs of the entrepreneur with a balanced emphasis on people, planet and profit. Mr. Lunt also created Fun Machine, a music production and publishing company promoting various music genres with the Latin producer Andres Levin. He has released several CD’s as a singer-songwriter. Among his philanthropic activities Mr. Lunt founded the Barat Foundation at the Convent of Sacred Heart of Greenwich whose mission is to educate students in philanthropy. In 2002 he helped restart the international education program Up With People, a global youth program building bridges of understanding to promote world peace. In 2008, he helped launch Ashoka in Belgium. He is a member of the Social Venture Network and Investor Circle, and has a strong interest in preserving the Arctic. He is also a member of the Nature Resource Defense Council’s Global Leadership Council and of the International Polar Foundation. Mr. Lunt has a degree in Economics from Louvain University and received an MBA from Sophia University. He is married with three daughters.
Richard Zimmerman
Richard Zimmerman is a Senior Vice President, Private Banker for HSBC Private Bank in New York. Along with this role he serves as a representative to the Private Bank's Sustainability Initiative. Richard has also held senior positions in private wealth management at Bessemer Trust, Bank of America, and J.P. Morgan. Mr. Zimmerman combines his financial career with a passionate interest in helping individuals and organizations operate in more conscious and sustainable ways in the world. He sees innovative opportunities emerging to utilize capital to have both a positive financial return and a beneficial social impact. Mr. Zimmerman is ardently involved in philanthropy, having served as a board director and in strategic advisory roles for a number of not-for-profits in the areas of AIDS, child advocacy, and the environment. He is a board advisor to StartFund, a global fund that provides early stage matching grants to impactful projects around the world. He is a published author of "What Can I Do to Make a Difference," Penguin Books USA, a positive source action book which addresses issues of global sustainability and outlines practical ideas to affect positive change. He also has a background in personal development as a motivational speaker, writer, and coach. Mr. Zimmerman is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a Bachelor's degree in English literature and is attending Columbia University for a Masters Degree in Sustainability Management. He lives in New York City with his two teenage children.