Insider's View on the Evolution of Impact Investing

About this episode

Nancy Pfund discusses her career in impact investing and the influences that shaped her journey.

What is impact investing? Silicon Valley venture capitalist Nancy Pfund talks about her career in finance and what shaped her life. In this spirited conversation with Stephen Morris, the San Francisco Bureau Chief of The Financial Times, Pfund spoke about the influence of her parents—her father, a patent attorney, and her mother, a political activist. She said the exposure to the worlds of inventions and community outreach were influential in her journey. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 40390]

People in this episode

Guest: Nancy Pfund

Topics covered

• impact investing
• venture capital
• finance
• career development

Keywords

• Silicon Valley
• community outreach
• patent attorney
• political activist

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Career Channel

Places: Silicon Valley, San Francisco

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