Venturing into Impactful Philanthropy: Insights from the Father of British Venture Capital, Sir Ronald Cohen

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Sir Ronald Cohen is a pioneering philanthropist, venture capitalist, private equity investor and social innovator, who is driving forward the global Impact Revolution. He serves as Chairman of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and The Portland Trust, a British non-profit ‘action tank’ whose mission is to promote peace and stability between Israelis and Palestinians through economic development.. He has been described as "the father of British venture capital’ and ‘the father of social investment.’ More recently, Sir Ronald is author of Impact: Reshaping Capitalism to Drive Real Change, which we will discuss today, among other things.