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ImpactAlpha Podcasts

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495

Latest episode

Aug 2026

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EN

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All of ImpactAlpha's podcasts in one place. Listen in and get investment news and commentary for a sustainable edge.

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August 28, 202617 min

Patient capital to support youth mental health + AIM Horizon goes all in on impact for maritime decarbonization

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank . Up this week: “ Patient capital to establish trust, efficacy and potential for scale in youth mental health startups ,” by Hopelab’s Nathaan Demers " After a commercial failure, AIM Horizon goes all in on impact for maritime decarbonization ," by Jessica Pothering

August 26, 202623 min

​Woodcock Foundation’s Stacey Faella on becoming a mission-aligned and impact-first LP

Stacey Faella, executive director of the Woodcock Foundation in New York, joins David Bank for an update on Woodcock's decade-long journey toward near-100% mission alignment of its $90 million endowment. They talk about "investing in democracy" through the ownership economy, and the case for foundations to fire their investment advisors. Woodcock is a founding member of Impact LP, impactalpha’s group of more than a dozen family offices, foundations and other allocators for whom LP = Leadership Potential.

August 21, 202622 min

Move over bonds. Are impact investments the new hedge? + Investors tap into South Africa's green transition

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Jessica Pothering . Up this week: “ As Norges Bank warns of potential losses, can impact investments provide a hedge? ” by Amy Cortese " Investors find opportunities in South Africa's rush to renewables ,” by Marilyn Waite “ Murdoch heir seeks to set All Aboard climate coalition up for long term impact ,” by Amy Cortese To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

August 19, 202627 min

Preserving naturally occuring affordable housing with Dr. Canaan Van Williams

Manufactured housing assets and mobile home communities, along with single-room occupancy motels, and multifamily properties, are key sources of Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing. On this episode, Proactive Realty Group’s Canaan Williams ( ImpactAlpha Edge ) tells how he has acquired and renovated nearly two dozen distressed, condemned or nearly abandoned assets and rehabilitated them, including with energy upgrades, while preserving below-market rents. Dr. Van, as he is known, knows housing from growing up in a working-class Bay Area family that relied on Section 8 subsidies. South Carolina-based Proactive’s fixed-income strategy promises monthly payments from the rental stream.

August 14, 202621 min

Private equity energy power players + Choice and control across the AI stack

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank . Up this week: “ Power for AI, mostly renewable, tops the shopping list for big asset managers ,” by Amy Cortese, with reporting from Erik Stein “ Of agents and agency: An investor’s guide to choice and control across the AI stack, ” by Paul Fehlinger " WovenEarth raises $155 million fund-of-funds for early-stage cleantech ," by Roodgally Senatus

August 10, 202632 min

An ecosystem builder looks homeward toward the reconstruction of Iran

Todd Khozein of SecondMuse, an impact ecosystem builder and investor that designs and deploys innovative financing for resilient, inclusive and sustainable economies, joins David Bank. Todd’s family fled Iran in 1979 with other Baha'i families, who were persecuted after the Islamic Revolution. In a recent post on ImpactAlpha, he applied Second Muse’s system-thinking to the provocative topic of the 21st-century reconstruction of Iran - whether that comes in five months or five years. In their conversation, Todd talks about the relational imperative, women’s participation, the Iranian diaspora and the role impact investors.

July 24, 202624 min

Where Temasek is looking for growth opportunities + Three impact summer reads

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank . Up this week: How Temasek, the $400 billion state-owned investment fund out of Singapore, positions itself as a generational investor; a look at three impact investing “beach reads,” out this week, that tackle the future of capitalism and the common good; and sustainable farm and timberland manager Alder Point lands $4 million from the Rockefeller Foundation to ramp up land acquisitions in rural communities. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Story links: “ Ford Foundation’s Roy Swan makes the case for 'positive-sum' capitalism ,” by David Bank and Isaac Silk “ With $400 billion in assets, Temasek leans into emerging markets, climate adaptation and ‘sustainable living’ ,” by David Bank " Alder Point secures $4 million from Rockefeller Foundation to build climate-resilient forests and farmlands ," by Roodgally Senatus.

July 22, 202620 min

Temasek leans into emerging markets, climate adaptation and ‘sustainable living’

Eliza Foo, who leads impact investing at Temasek, the Singapore-based global investment company whose asset base recently crossed $400 billion, joins David Bank. They speak about Temasek’s mission, Singapore’s impact ecosystem, and what’s next in emerging markets impact investing. And she shares her advice for asset allocators still skeptical about impact.

July 21, 202641 min

Roy Swan makes the case for 'positive-sum' capitalism

Roy Swan, director of mission investments at the Ford Foundation and author of " Positive Sum: How Zero Sum Thinking Broke Capitalism, How We Can Fix It," joins David Bank. They speak about shareholder primacy, "patriotic capitalism", and how AI finally making externalities - positive negatives - visible and actionable. Get a copy of the book today . Disclosure: The Ford Foundation is an investor in ImpactAlpha .

July 17, 202622 min

India as a hotbed of cool tech + Secondaries, impact-style

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank . Up this week: A look at the cool tech investors seeking sustainable solutions to help billions beat the heat; why impact LPs are buying and selling stakes in the secondaries market; and, debriefing this week’s call, which asked whether faith-aligned investors can become known for what they are for, not just what they’re against To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠ . RSVP for next week's Call . This week's stories: “ Cool tech fund looks to India for sustainable solutions to beat the heat ,” by Jessica Pothering “ Liquidity for sellers, discounts for buyers in budding impact secondaries market ,” by Amy Cortese “ Helping faith-aligned investors direct their assets toward ‘human flourishing ,’” by Erik Stein. Watch the full video replay .

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