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Second Nature and the Intentional Endowments Network would again like to thank everyone who participated in the year-long 2021 Climate Action Pursuit! Thank you to our planning design committee, sponsors, host institutions, organizational partners, Second Nature & IEN staff and interns, and all of you who "attended"!  

If you are looking for the December session recordings, please note that session recordings from ALL milestone events will be made publicly available after the First of the Year. Stay tuned!

If you need to get a hold of us with any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at: communications@secondnature.org.

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JG

James Grant

Davy Global Fund Management
Director, U.S. Institutions
Oak Brook, IL
Websitedavygfm.com/asset-management
Jim Grant leads distribution, investor, and client relations for Davy Global Fund Management in North America and is based in Oak Brook, IL.
Jim has served in the same roles in the Catholic and faith-based institutional investment segment since 2004; most recently a member of the team launching The Catholic Investor Funds. Prior to that Jim spent many years with Christian Brothers Investment Services, Inc. (CBIS), where his responsibilities included oversight of CBIS’ USD $5BL in client assets for the America’s and Europe, Head of CBIS Client Service Team, and was a member of the CBIS Management Team.

Jim has held many senior business development and client servicing positions working with institutional decision makers within a broad range of investment strategies – including: the public and private placement of investment-grade and below-investment grade credit; structured mortgage; and asset backed securities. His previous firms include: ICAP, L.F. Rothschild; Everen, and First Union Securities. He is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a B.A. in Liberal Arts.
Wednesday, February 24
 

1:00pm EST

Pursue Policy - Policy Brief: What the New Administration Means for Higher Ed, Climate Action, and Sustainable Investing ZoomAnne Kelly • Kevin Coyle

3:30pm EST

Pursue Knowledge - Pushing the Frontiers of Knowledge with Digital Twins ZoomBeth Martin • Michael Jansen • John Reynolds • Alain Steven • Eric Darrisaw

5:00pm EST

End-of-Day Reflection ZoomTim Carter • Georges Dyer • Dianne Dillon-Ridgley • Alice DonnaSelva
 
Thursday, February 25
 

9:00am EST

Office Hours: Meet IEN's Steering Committee ZoomGeorges Dyer • Alice DonnaSelva

11:00am EST

What Do Retirement Plan Sponsors Need to Know About Sustainability? ZoomJeff Gitterman • Jim Roach • Mary Green

1:00pm EST

Avoiding Greenwashing: Identifying True Integration in Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Investing ZoomMadeline Clark • Natasha Landell-Mills • Kevin Walkush • Lorna Logan • Anne Matusewicz

3:00pm EST

Social Media Bootcamp ZoomDavid W. Riggs

5:00pm EST

End-of-Day Reflection ZoomTim Carter • Georges Dyer • Dr. Elsa Núñez • Alice DonnaSelva
 
Friday, February 26
 

12:30pm EST

Keynote Conversation: NAACP & Climate Justice ZoomMarvin Owens • Jacqueline Patterson

2:00pm EST

Active Ownership in the Endowment: Warren Wilson College ZoomAlice DonnaSelva • Anthony Rust • Ben Linthicum • Timothy Smith • Chris Miller

3:30pm EST

Peer to Peer Conversation Block ZoomRuss Gaskin • Sharon Simms

5:00pm EST

End-of-Milestone Reflection & Next Steps ZoomTim Carter • Georges Dyer • Alice DonnaSelva • Dr. Mark Mitsui • Neda Nobari
 
Wednesday, June 9
 

4:00pm EDT

Orientation to the Climate Action Pursuit (Option 2) ZoomHannah Bowen • Michele Madia
 
Thursday, June 10
 

3:00pm EDT

Policy Briefing - How to Understand, Adapt to, and Influence the Rules of a Sustainable Economy ZoomDawn Slevin • Brian Kennedy • Billy Gridley

5:30pm EDT

End of Day Reflection Zoom
 
Friday, June 11
 

1:00pm EDT

Net Zero Endowments - How Asset Managers & Industry Initiatives Can Help Endowments Reach Net Zero ZoomLindsey White • Mahesh Roy • Tamara Larsen • Edward Mason

3:30pm EDT

Next Level Conversations - Operations & Finance ZoomPedro Henriques da Silva • Sarah Reed • Elizabeth Drake • James Ritchotte • Ryan Taylor • Susan Sayre • Casey Pickett • Austin Wilson • Andrew Behar • Lisa Marie Tornatore • Thomas Poveromo • Jared Walker
 
Thursday, October 7
 

11:00am EDT

Climate, Health, and Justice: Intersectionality in the Built Environment ZoomTim Carter • Mark Chambers • Rachel Hodgdon

4:15pm EDT

Federal Research Priorities for Equitable Climate Solutions ZoomTim Carter • Sethuraman Panchanathan
 
Friday, October 8
 

2:00pm EDT

Keynote: The Truth About the Roots of the Climate Crisis and the Path Forward ZoomGopal Dayaneni • Angela Mooney D’Arcy • Hop Hopkins • Kandi White
 
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