I'm pleased to share my new piece out today in ImpactAlpha on "Mitigating the systemic risk of anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment in investing." The article provides a snapshot into The White House convening last month, which gathered for the first time a group of venture capital investors, industry associations, and entrepreneurs for a dedicated discussion on the state of capital allocation to #LGBTQ+ led and focused funds and startups.
From the article:
"As we go through a generational shift with more and more individuals identifying with the #LGBTQ+ community, more needs to be done to create an inclusive economy for all. Many investors think of LGBTQ+ issues as political or social, but they are in fact economic, and investors play a role in contributing to the exclusion by willfully disregarding their role in the problem."
"Based on the extensive work of TIIP - The Investment Integration Project... we know investors can successfully navigate systemic risks to strengthen systems and improve portfolio performance. The challenge of LGBTQ+ exclusion is no different."
To read more about the why, what, and how of system-level investing, see TIIP's report on "(Re)Calibrating Feedback Loops: Guidance for Asset Owners and Institutional Investors Assessing the Influence of System-level Investing," which I co-authored with Melissa Eng, Monique Aiken, and Jessica Ziegler: https://lnkd.in/gexrhj3F
Read Colorful Capital's new report on "Outsized Impact: How Investment Can Address the Systemic Risk of LGBTQIA+ Inequity," which I co-authored with Lloyd He: https://lnkd.in/eVfcGyH4
A big thank you to Patrick Driscoll for his inspiring comments at the event (and for organizing it) and Michael Konczal, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Suzanna Fritzberg, Kate Balcerzak, an assistant to the president, and the Commerce Department’s Jonathan Lovitz for being so game to explore the breakthroughs needed. Additional gratitude to the other leaders who were in the mix and are helping to drive this discussion: Brian Richardson, Amy Siskind, Lorine Pendleton, & Vivienne Ming as well as all the other first movers in the mix, including: Ben Stokes, Ryan Husk, Adam Kiki-Charles, B. Pagels-Minor, Mark Bernstein, Abbie Strabala, Shalanda Armstrong, Jason A. Vita, Kelly O’Connell, Lorenzo Thione, Jackson Block, Densil Porteous, Wolf Starr, Kelsey Aina, Brad Baumoel, Maddie Stenger, MBA, MEng, Leigh Pomerantz, Jesse Beck, Andrea Brown, Serena Poon, MPP, Dahna Goldstein
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We're pleased to share a new piece out today in ImpactAlpha on "Mitigating the systemic risk of anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment in investing." The article, authored by Colorful Capital Co-GP William Burckart, provides a snapshot into The White House convening last month, which gathered for the first time a group of venture capital investors, industry associations, and entrepreneurs for a dedicated discussion on the state of capital allocation to #LGBTQ+ led and focused funds and startups.
Organized by Patrick Driscoll, a leading investor and advocate for LGBTQ+ equity, the goal was to educate public sector leaders on the barriers that LGBTQ+ fund managers and startup founders face and provide actionable recommendations to improve the flow of capital.
From the article:
"All of these policies and practices have tremendous effects on our economy and financial system. We see income disparities, workplace discrimination, lack of corporate leadership, criminal justice and persecution, disparities in healthcare, education, and treatment of LGBTQ+ youth, and lack of housing and retirement support. These issues drain resources, while also preventing LGBTQ+ individuals from fully participating in the economy." [In reference to the deluge of anti-LGBTQ+ bills being introduced at the state level throughout the US.]
"The exclusion of LGBTQ+ individuals from our economy, and specifically, the investing space, is what is known as a “systemic risk.” Most investors believe markets are objective and efficient in pursuit of returns. Yet the market fails to account for the true level of systemic risk arising from continued inequitable treatment of and barriers for the LGBTQ+ community."
The event inspired a range of challenges, opportunities, and breakthroughs needed going forward, but one clear call to action that emerged from the meeting is the opportunity for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to replicate or adapt SEC’s Asset Management Advisory Committee's subcommittee focused on gender and racial diversity. Creating a similar subcommittee within the SEC to focus on LGBTQ+ issues, or expanding the scope of the existing subcommittee to explicitly encompass LGBTQ+ individuals could help to mitigate the risk of LGBTQ+ exclusion within the market and futureproof progress.
Read the ImpactAlpha article here: https://lnkd.in/emVcdAuV
For more, check out Colorful Capital's recent report co-authored by William and Lloyd He, with an introduction by M.V. Lee Badgett on "Outsized Impact: How Investment Can Address the Systemic Risk of LGBTQIA+ Inequity": https://lnkd.in/ggxWUP5f
Copying in the Colorful Capital brain trust: Co-GPs Megan Kashner and Soltan B., and Advisory Group members Sloane Ortel, Zach Stafford, Steven Godeke, Otho Kerr, Priya Parrish, Katrina Ngo, Christopher Barrett Politan, Lara Metcalf, Carlos Vargas
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