2X Collaborative Nominates Inaugural Board of Directors to Scale Gender-Smart Investing Globally
The 2X Collaborative announces today the members of its inaugural Board of Directors, comprised of multi-sector experts representing the spectrum of investors and capital providers, thought leaders and innovators in gender lens investing, uniting investment acumen and a broad governance skillset with lived experience in entrepreneurship and gender equality.
The 2X Collaborative builds on the success of the 2X Challenge and its $15 billion commitment to mobilise even more gender-smart capital and convenes the full spectrum of investors, capital providers and mobilisers to increase the volume and impact of capital flowing towards gender-smart businesses.
COVID-19 continues to have disproportionate impact on women and girls globally and today’s announcement comes at a time when geopolitical factors are having wide ranging societal impact. Combined with an increase in law and regulation on sustainable investing and stakeholder pressure, there is increased focus and interest in gender lens investing across the financial sector.
"This important milestone positions the 2X initiative for its next phase of growth. As a global industry body for gender lens investing, the 2X Collaborative has ambitious plans to grow its membership across markets, asset classes and sectors globally, bring gender into the financial mainstream and unlock gender-smart capital at scale,” says Sukhvir Basran, Independent Chair of the 2X Collaborative.
The inaugural board comprises:
Sukhvir Basran, Senior Legal Director and Co-Head of Sustainable Finance and Investment at Hogan Lovells, Independent Board Chair
Suzanne Biegel, Co-Founder of GenderSmart, Independent Board Member
Kshama Fernandes, Chairperson of Northern Arc Investments, Independent Board Member
Andia Laura Chakava, Investment Director at Graça Machel Trust, Independent Board Member
Jen Braswell, Managing Director and Head of Impact for Private Capital at EQT Group, Founding Director
Borja Garcia Fernandez, Head of Structuring and Latin America & Caribbean Lead at Citi Social Finance, Private Sector Members’ Representative
Henriette Kolb, Manager of Sustainability and Gender Solutions at International Finance Corporation (IFC), MDB Members’ Representative
Anne-Marie Lévesque, Director, Impact Strategies and Insights at FinDev Canada, DFI Members' Representative
Najada Kumbuli, Head of Investments at Visa Foundation, Private Sector and Donor Members’ Representative
Alec Paxton, Director, Social Enterprise Finance Team at U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Observer
Jessica Espinoza, CEO of the 2X Collaborative, Executive Board Member
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