概要
Georgie G. Dapena is a global expert in impact investing, with extensive experience as an entrepreneur, investor, thought leader, and executive. She repeatedly acts as a catalyst, enabling partners and portfolio companies to access knowledge, capital, and networks to extend their global impact and improve the state of the world. As the ESG Venture Partner for Athena Capital, Georgie is responsible for deal flow and investment decisions to bring climate tech to the public markets. As CEO of Align17, she founded and led a private digital platform where clients can access vetted Impact Investing opportunities alongside some of the world’s top investment groups. Through Align17, she has invested millions into the industries of the future. A Young Global Leader with the World Economic Forum, Georgie is a globally respected impact thought leader. Her ability to mobilize her global connections to co-create global collaboration is unparalleled. A creative polymath, Georgie’s breadth of knowledge expands from deep finance and business to entrepreneurship, technology, and sustainability. With a global trusted network that cuts across sectors, she uncovers future trends and supports their mass adoption. She has advised CEOs, governments, and banks in their climate- proofing strategies, and passionately helps leaders uncover their true purpose and potential. Georgie’s career spans from Wall Street at JPMorgan Latin America Investment Banking, to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and consulting at Coopers & Lybrand in the US and Argentina. She is Chairwoman of the Fourth Sector Group, and Board Emeritus of the Global Entrepreneurs Council of Ted Turner’s United Nations Foundation. Benardete co- Founded Yesilist.com, Turkey’s largest green portal, and is part of Al Gore’s Climate Project as a speaker on climate change. Georgie is a founding member of the Fast Company Impact Council and sits on the Investment Committee of Belle Capital, an early-stage VC fund that promotes investments in companies with strong female leadership. She is an advisor to the Joint European Development Initiative, and served on the Advisory Board of the WEF’s Young Global Leaders. Georgie is a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. She received her Master of Science in Foreign Service, with honors, from Georgetown University, and was Magna cum Laude in her BA from the University of Puerto Rico. She has completed executive programs at Harvard’s Kennedy School and Oxford.