For-Profit Philanthropy: Investing For Impact
2015 Forbes Philanthropy Summit Panel – Is the best, most sustainable way to give back not pure philanthropy but rather putting money in for-profit businesses with a social purpose? Or is impact investing what Marc Andreessen termed a “houseboat” – “not a great house and not a great boat.” Top philanthropists and investors break down successes and failures within this burgeoning movement.
Moderator: Jean Case, CEO, The Case Foundation
Panelists: Bill Ackman, CEO & Portfolio Manager, Pershing Square Capital Management, LP; Jim Breyer, Founder & CEO, Breyer Capital; and Nancy Pfund, Founder & Managing Partner, DBL Investors