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Founding Supporters of SIRI
Early support for the Sustainable Investing Research Initiative (SIRI) has been provided in part by generous donations and guidance from Michael Brandmeyer/Goldman Sachs Gives, Tanvir Ghani/The Osiris Group, and Steve Lydenberg. A heartfelt thank you to the founding donors of SIRI!
Mike is global co-head and co-chief investment officer of the External Investing Group (XIG) within Asset and Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs. XIG invests in leading private equity, hedge fund, real estate, credit, public market and ESG.... Read more
Tanvir Ghani is the President and co-founder of Tybourne Capital Management, a multi billion dollar investment management (hedge and private equity) firm based out of Hong Kong. Prior to that Tanvir was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs.... Read more
Steve Lydenberg is Partner, Strategic Vision for Domini Impact Investments LLC, Founder and Chairman of The Investment Integration Project (TIIP), and Founding Director of the Initiative for Responsible Investment. For over four decades he has been active in responsible.... Read more
Vincent Shen leads the Systems Impact Multi-Family Office (SIMFO) and chairs the SZU CHI Angel Private Equity Fund, continuing his legacy as a systems thinker and market maker, tackling the root causes of environmental challenges in collaboration with universities and along with global impact families..... Read more
Individual and Corporate Engagement with SIRI
We welcome you to engage with us! The Sustainable Investing Research Initiative consists of five key pillars:
- the development of better measures to track progress toward the mitigation of system-level challenges;
- the fostering of academic scholarship;
- improving dialogue by convening and hosting leaders from academia, policy, the public and private sector;
- the development of new courses and other educational activities to educate the next generation of leaders in policy and business; and
- executive education to inform and train investment and management professionals, including leaders from policy, business, and NGOs.
Whether you are a Columbia affiliate (student, alumni, staff, faculty), interested non-affiliated individual, or organization, we would be delighted to hear from you and get you engaged in SIRI’s various activities—along any of the five pillars. Contact us ([email protected]) to explore potential avenues of engagement and collaboration.
Giving to the Sustainable Investing Research Initiative
The Sustainable Investing Research Initiative is well positioned to serve as a leading international hub for scholarship, education, and dialogue on system-level investing. Indeed, SIPA and the broader Columbia academic and professional community are uniquely qualified and committed to undertake rigorous and impactful research, provide high-quality education, and engage in dialogue bringing together leaders from academia, policy, the public and private sector.
To achieve our mission, public and private support is crucial. To make a tax-deductible gift to the Sustainable Investing Research Initiative, simply click here.
For more information, please contact:
Katie Benvenuto
Associate Dean
SIPA Office of Alumni & Development
[email protected]
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