18. Baking diverse, inclusive and equitable values into the world of social impact (with Bonnie Chiu)

In this episode, we’re joined by Bonnie Chiu who helps us unpack the world of social enterprise and impact investing and explore what it will take to get this work right.

Bonnie brings a wealth of expertise in impact investing, impact measurement and diversity, equity and inclusion. In her current role as Managing Director of The Social Investment Consultancy (TSIC), she has supported over 150 clients. She has also expanded TSIC's team globally to Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean. As a serial social entrepreneur, she co-founded an award-winning social enterprise Lensational, focused on empowering women through storytelling, which she has scaled to 23 countries, as well as the Diversity Forum for Inclusive Social Investment and other initiatives.

She is a Member of the Flexible Finance Committee of the Access Foundation for Social Investment, a Member of the Expert Review Committee of the World Benchmarking Alliance’s Gender Benchmark and sits on several Boards, including 360 Giving, which advocates for open data in philanthropy. She also serves as a Forbes Senior Contributor writing on gender and diversity. She has received multiple accolades for her work, named Asia21 Young Leader by Asia Society, a Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur, and Young Achiever of the Asian Women of Achievement Awards, and has been invited to speak in over 20 countries and in two TEDx talks.

Connect with Bonnie Chiu on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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