Trees from the Forest: PFAS cleanup, Childcare Deserts & Critical Minerals with Claudia Kwan of NorthStar Impact Funds
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I always enjoy my conversations with the team at NorthStar Impact Funds, and this interview with Claudia Kwan is no exception. Claudia has a thoughtful and passionate perspective on impact investing - it’s not about ticking boxes or keeping up appearances, it’s about solving real-world problems by investing in innovative companies offering practical, viable solutions. We get to the heart of Impact Investing, which fundamentally is about creating positive impact whilst making an investment return. Refer Impact case study on SciDev here
Claudia has over 15 years of experience as a business and investment professional with extensive experience in stock research. Prior to joining NorthStar Impact, she was a Senior Investment Analyst with Morphic Asset Management, and also had roles at Smithtan Asset Management in Hong Kong, Morgan Stanley (HK), Management Consultant in China, and Saltbush Funds management.
Claudia has a Bachelor of Business/ Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from University of Technology, Sydney.
I hope you enjoy listening to this interview with Claudia Kwan of NorthStar Impact Funds (Note that NorthStar was formerly known as Inspire Australian Equities, and I interviewed Founder and CIO Kerry Series back in December 2021, if you’d like to go back and listen to that episode.
You can check out their website at: northstarimpact. Link to DISCLAIMERS
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