Andy Lower, Executive Director of The Eleos Foundation, talks about what drove him towards impact investing in his fight to eradicate extreme poverty. He discusses the flaws in traditional aid models arguing that they do not ask the important question, “What can we do to empower you to walk into your power and be all [...]
Andy Lower, Executive Director of The Eleos Foundation and CEO of Eleos Investment Management LLC, discusses the challenges of early stage impact investing. By connecting with Advocates for International Development (A4ID.org), Eleos was able to access pro-bono lawyers enabling it to be affordable to make their own investments and create special purpose investment vehicles. Eleos [...]
Catalyzing Capital: Invest in Change The Eleos Foundation invites you to join our learning community and discuss early stage impact investing. The Eleos team will share stories and learnings about investing in early stage social entrepreneurs. The event will highlight several pioneering high impact, market-based solutions within the Eleos Kenya Investors Fund LLC, that [...]
Representatives of The Eleos Foundation and The Global Neighborhood Fund make fact-finding trip to war-torn but recovering West Africa nation.
Please join us for a conversation with Amartya Sen, a Nobel Prize winning economist, and Andy Lower, Executive Director of The Eleos Foundation, as they discuss the unseen investment opportunities for social impact in the developing world. Date: Monday, April 25, 2011 Time: 4:00 – 5:00pm Location: University of California Santa Barbara Mosher Alumni House, [...]