In fall 2016, several Atlanta colleagues convened to confront a shared concern that impact investing was not developing in Georgia at the pace seen elsewhere. We decided to launch a sustained, collective effort to encourage impact investing across the state. Working as an informal collaborative, we formed a Steering Committee that includes representation from key constituencies, identified several initial priorities, and launched the “Georgia Social Impact Collaborative” or GSIC. GSIC’s purpose is to be a catalyst for the development of Georgia’s impact investing ecosystem.
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sam Moss (Chair) | Senior Director of Finance, the Cousins Foundation; Executive-in-Residence, the Goizueta Business School |
| Ron Alston | Senior Vice President, SunTrust Bank |
| Brian Cayce | Venture Capitalist, Gray Ghost Ventures |
| Mark Crosswell (Project Lead, Mapping Initiative) | Managing Director, Social Impact Strategy, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta |
| Brian Goebel | Managing Director, Social Enterprise @ Goizueta |
| Yonina Gray | Director External Relations, Reinvestment Fund |
| John Hardman | Managing Director, WoodLeaf Partners |
| Latresa McLawhorn Ryan | Executive Director, Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative |
| Ashani O’Mard | Executive Director, Atlanta Affordable Housing Fund |
| Dori Pap | Managing Director, Institute for Leadership and Social Impact, Georgia Tech |
| Suzanna Stribling | Executive Director, The Wilbur and Hilda Glenn Family Foundation |
| David Weitnauer | President, The R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation |
| Joey Womack | Founder, Goodie Nation |
| Jeff Woodward | Partner, Taylor English Duma LLP |