Beyond 1.3%: Diversifying the Global Allocator Base (A)

Monday, May 23, 2022
7:00 AM 8:30 AM 07:00 08:30

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According to the Knight Foundation, 98.7% of assets under management in the US are managed by white men. Women and diverse fund managers remain under-resourced and underserved. We explored scalable solutions and innovative approaches to cultivate the next tier of underrepresented fund managers and change the face of capital allocation.

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Speakers

Soula Proxenos

A highly respected leader and advisor as both Executive and Non-Executive in Financial Services. Experienced in leadership positions from start-ups to Fortune 20 companies, broad global experience combining deep understanding of both developed and developing markets, having worked in the USA, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.

Kanini Mutooni

Kanini is the Managing Director at the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation. She was previously MD for Toniic, and has worked at Board level in leadership positions at investment banks in London and the US, such as Bank of America-Merrill Lynch and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson.

Jen Braswell

Jen currently leads British International Investment’s cross-cutting advisory teams – climate change, gender equality, job quality and skills & leadership - whose collective goal is to create additional value through adopting an impact lens (both at the market level and with BII’s portfolio businesses).

Suzanne Biegel

Suzanne is founder of Catalyst at Large Ltd and is a globally-recognised expert on gender-smart investing.

Hany Assaad

Hany Assaad is Co-founder and Chief Portfolio & Risk Officer of Avanz Capital and a member of the Investment Committees of the Avanz Capital funds. He leads the sourcing, screening and negotiation of investments and risk management, including the environmental, social and governance aspects. He serves on a number of LP Advisory Committees. He is the executive director of the Avanz Growth Markets Limited, an investment firm listed on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius and investing in emerging markets private equity.

Tagged Deep Dive, Timezone A, JEDI, Private Markets, Public Markets, Gender-Smart Structures and Vehicles, Allocators, Beyond A