Past Speaker Series
Impact Investing with Social Impact Fellow, Holden Lee
December 3rd, 2024
Holden Lee, with over a decade of experience as Chief Investment Officer and Chief Financial Officer for significant philanthropic pools, addressed how the rapidly-evolving sector of impact investing continues to create unique opportunities and catalyze capital in the public, private, and philanthropic sectors.
Dean’s Speaker Series: Jess Smith & Ohemaa Nyanin, Golden State Valkyries
November 19th, 2024
In partnership with the Dean’s office, we are excited to have the President and General Manager of the WNBA team – Golden State Valkyries join us for a fireside chat discussion. Jess & Ohemaa will discuss their careers in the sports industry, how they are leading in the creation of an expansion franchise, and the influence and societal impacts of women’s sports. There will be time for an audience Q&A session at the end.
Social Impact Consulting Panel
September 4th, 2024
CSSL hosts an annual panel of social impact consultants including partners from Camber Collective, Bridgespan Group, Dalberg: Global Consulting Firm, FSG, and McKinsey & Company to discuss their personal career journeys and their unique contributions to the social sector.
Register for the event: Social Impact Consulting Panel Event Registration
Impact CFO Virtual Workshop Series with Holden Lee
April 23rd, 2024
Holden Lee, with over a decade of experience as Chief Investment Officer and Chief Financial Officer for significant philanthropic pools, addressed the need to expedite innovation in impact investing for the benefit of the next generation. He emphasized the necessity of a comprehensive grasp of intricate market dynamics and capital flows.
Shashi Buluswar on Decarbonizing and Decolonizing Industrialization
November 16th, 2023
Dr. Shashi Buluswar, a scientist and a serial social entrepreneur, has worked to scale tech solutions on a range of issues including global health, energy access, water and food security.
Disruptive Climate Tech with Tom Chi
February 23rd, 2023
From his work as Head of Experience at Google X, to founding partner of At One Ventures, Tom Chi is dedicated to deepening the tools of human and team potential, and transforming established industries to reduce the planetary footprint.
Blue Economy Panel
November, 16th 2022
With the existential threat of climate change increasing unabated, investors look for technologies that can turn back the climate clock in scalable and profitable ways. Our expert panel discussed the viability of ocean carbon removal as a climate panacea and sustainable business model.
Voices for Change Speaker Series Panelists: Anthony Chavez, Eric Cortez, & Cristy Johnston Limon
November 4th, 2021
Voices for Change,” highlights varying levels of leadership across industry and generation. The intergenerational panel consisted of Anthony Chavez—Education advocate and grandson of the renowned social impact leader, Cesar Chavez—and Eric Cortes—youth voices advocate and UC Berkeley student, with arts education leader Cristy Johnston Limon.
Social Impact Consulting Panel Panelists
October 19th, 2021
CSSL annually hosts a panel of social impact consultants including partners from Camber Collective, Dalberg Advisors and Public Equity Group discuss everything from their own personal career journeys to how they’re advancing racial equity through their respective approaches and perspectives.
