Liesel Simmons

Blue Haven Initiative LLC operates as a investment firm. It makes debt and equity investments with the dual expectation of both best-in-class financial returns and the achievement of positive social and environmental impact. The company was founded by Liesel Pritzker Simmons and Ian Simmons in 2012 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

The Synergos Institute, Inc. addresses poverty and social injustice through collaboration. The firm enables organization work in with community development, tailors giving programs for wealthy families and individuals to channel their funds into poverty-ending work. The company was founded in 1986 by Peggy Dulany and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ImpactAssets provides insurance and financial services. The company was founded by Tim Freundlich in 2010 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Fair Trade USA provides farmers and workers producing fair trade certified goods services. It educates consumers, brings new manufacturers and retailers into the fair trade system, and provides farmers with tools, training and resources to thrive as international businesspeople. The company was founded in 1940 and headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Idp Foundation, Inc. is an organization that focuses on improving learning outcomes for underserved children in developing countries. The private company is based in Chicago and was founded by Irene Pritzker. The American company believes that education is key to eradicating intergenerational poverty, and they champion the affordable non-state education sector (ANS) as a solution to struggling public education systems in lower-middle and low-income countries. The company empowers local actors who support low-fee private schools with access to finance and training in underserved communities. Irene Pritzker has been the CEO since incorporation.

The Nature Conservancy is a conservation organization working around the world to protect land and waters for nature and people. The organization pursues non-confrontational, pragmatic solutions to conservation challenges. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Toniic LLC is a private company that serves around 500 high net worth individuals, family offices, and foundation asset owners who are focused on deepening their impact across the spectrum of capital and personal resources. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company operates in more than 25 countries around the world.

Higher Ground Labs Management LLC (Higher Ground Labs) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Shomik Dutta and Andrew Mclaughlin. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.