Amit Bouri

Experience

• Chief Executive Officer & Co-FounderCurrent

  The Global Impact Investing Network · Greater New York City Area

  Jul 2009 – Present

  Established in 2009, the GIIN is dedicated to increasing the scale and effectiveness of impact investing around the world. The GIIN has been at the forefront of building the impact investing ecosystem since its inception through focused leadership and collective action, with a proven track record in developing and scaling critical industry infrastructure; building the evidence base for the industry; convening and educating investors; and conducting innovative and authoritative market research. With 15 years of experience in market-building and a membership body that includes 450+ leading impact investors and stakeholders across 60 countries, the GIIN brings a unique combination of expertise in a range of areas, including research and analytics, impact measurement and management, and stakeholder engagement, and has a proven track record in addressing barriers to impact investing and developing market infrastructure and tools. As the result of its stewardship of the industry, the GIIN has gained the reputation of being a preeminent field-builder, a highly respected thought leader, and the primary venue for investors to convene to share learnings, tackle issues, and codify sound practice to help accelerate the development of a coherent impact investing industry that now collectively manages over $1.57T in assets. Through its multi-pronged agenda, the GIIN hopes to realize a shift in the paradigm of investing, whereby impact is systematically embedded throughout the investment process, with mainstream actors investing in real world outcomes in a high integrity manner and moving capital at scale to achieve positive social and environmental impact.

• Consultant

  Monitor Institute

  Aug 2007 – Jul 2009