Global Philanthropy — "...stakeholders, not just shareholders."Colleen Ebbitt (J.P. Morgan | Vice President for Global Philanthropy EMEA)

Colleen and I met in 2019 and I walked away so impressed with her work and remarkable views of the world; her brief bio below speaks for itself. In this conversation we covered so much; her history and JP Morgan's philanthropical efforts in South Africa (not many folks know that they're behind several high profile initiatives over here).

I pushed Colleen on her BREXIT work, angles on inclusive economic growth versus capitalism, social enterprises, definition of 'value' and we covered the philosophical (and controversial) aspects of philanthropy.

A casual chat that surfaces her fascinating posits. What a privilege to spend this time interviewing another incredible woman making a global impact!

Enjoy!

P.S. The book mentioned can be found via the link below.

Colleen Ebbitt has oversight for philanthropic grants supporting more inclusive economic growth in South Africa, Switzerland, Sweden and Turkey.

Colleen joined from the UK Government’s Inclusive Economy Unit where she was a Senior Policy Advisor specializing in innovative social finance and social enterprises.

Colleen was also on temporary assignment as team lead in EU Exit data management as well as EU strategy.

She spent 9 years as a Vice President private banker at J.P. Morgan in Switzerland and the United States managing wealth for individuals and family offices. She was a 2015 LGT Impact Ventures Fellow working on strategic growth initiatives for a sub-Saharan African maternal HIV/AIDS charity, mothers2mothers, based in South Africa. Colleen is a frequent public speaker and champion for impact investment and gender empowerment.

Colleen's incredible professional career https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleen-ebbitt-6232052a/

The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy by Mariana Mazzucato https://amzn.to/3c88Vdj

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