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Increasing Your Impact by Blurring the Lines between Investing and Philanthropy
Social Finance Board Member Laura Lauder and her husband, Gary, reflect on their innovative approach to integrating impact across a portfolio.
Laura Lauder
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Laura has served on the Social Finance board for the last 5 years, and is the chair of the Program Committee on Impact Investing.
Laura has managed the Laura & Gary Lauder Family Venture Philanthropy Fund for the last 30 years, focused on leadership development, education, democracy and Jewish life in the US and Israel. Laura also serves on the boards of the Aspen Institute, The $2B San Francisco Jewish Community Endowment Fund, and several other family foundation boards. Laura is a new grandmother (Savta), and calls home in Silicon Valley, NYC and Aspen, CO.
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