On September 18, 2024 the Finance Leaders Fellowship (FLF) introduced the 2024 class of Finance Leaders Fellows. The 2024 Class joins more than 125 Finance Fellows around the world who are committed to marshalling the industry’s vast resources and influence to address systemic challenges and advance a more just and equitable society. Moreover, they join a wider community of nearly 4,000 values-based leaders in over 60 countries as part of the Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN).

From major institutional investors and central banks to leading private equity and social finance platforms, the 2024 Finance Leaders Fellows represent a diverse cross-section of core sectors within the financial ecosystem—key decision-makers managing vital gears within the intricate machinery of global finance. During their two-year leadership journey with the Aspen Institute, through intimate dialogues and deep introspection, the Fellows will be empowered to cultivate a lasting commitment to values-driven leadership and challenged to embrace the responsibility and opportunity they have as industry leaders to drive positive change.

“The finance industry is a bedrock of our world – and abounds with the power and potential to deliver systemic change. In a time of growing global instability, it is imperative that we ignite leaders with the courage to use finance to drive transformative change equal to the magnitude of the crises we face,” said Dar Vanderbeck, Vice President of the AGLN. “We are honored to welcome this remarkable group of Fellows to the Aspen Institute, and we believe in their potential to deepen the impact and invigorate the vitality of the FLF and AGLN for years to come.”

The entrenched challenges in the finance industry demand systems-level solutions—solutions that call for courageous leadership, cross-sector collaboration, and a clear understanding of the linkages between industry inefficiencies and societal inequities. Using the Aspen Institute’s method of text-based dialogue, the Finance Leaders Fellowship offers leaders the opportunity to pause and cultivate the courage, collaboration, and insight needed to meet these challenges.

Together, the 2024 Class will harness their collective power to pursue actionable strategies and partnerships that drive change across an index of challenges, such as closing the racial wealth gap, advancing equitable corporate governance, expanding access to affordable housing, mitigating loan burdens, promoting ethical investing, and tackling the climate crisis.

The 2024 Finance Leaders Fellows are: 

Joanna Alpert, Head of Total Portfolio Strategies and GM, Bridgewater China, Bridgewater Associates, Westport, CT, United States

Erica Berthou, Member of Executive Committee and Partner, Kirkland & Ellis, New York, NY, United States

Emily Chew, Head of Sustainability, GIC, Singapore

Silvia Console Battilana, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Auctionomics, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Sherine Ebadi, Managing Director, Investigations, Diligence and Compliance, Kroll, St. George, UT, United States

Ian Fuller, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Westfuller, New York, NY, United States

Adam Goldstein, Managing Director, Generalist Investment Team, Harvard Management Company, Boston, MA, United States

Mario Marte, Most Recently Chief Financial Officer, Chewy, Inc., Sonoma, CA, United States

Xavier Martini, Senior Portfolio Manager, The World Bank, Paris, France

Yetunde Olumide, EVP, Chief Financial Officer, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington DC, United States

Nieros Oyegun Sørensen, Partner and Chief Operating Officer, Verod, Lagos, Nigeria

Joon Sung Park, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Legend Capital, Seoul, South Korea 

Ida Rademacher, Co-Executive Director, Financial Security Program and Vice President, The Aspen Institute, Rockingham, VA, United States

Justin Rockefeller, Co-Founder & Chairman, The ImPact, Scarborough, NY, United States

Andrea Rosen, Director of Markets, Bank of England, London, UK

Niklas Rowold, Partner, Global Head of Institutional Coverage, CVC Capital Partners, London, UK 

Sharon Schneider, Founder & Principal, Integrated Capital Strategies, Denver, CO, United States

Matteo Stefanel, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Apis Partners, London, UK

Yinglan Tan, Chief Executive Officer and Founding Managing Partner, Insignia Ventures, Singapore

Jasper van Brakel, President & Chief Executive Officer, RSF Social Finance, San Francisco, CA, United States

Elizabeth Vazquez, President, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, WEConnect International, Washington DC, United States 

Mike Veith, Founding General Partner, eGateway Capital, Cincinnati, OH, United States 

Nicholas Vita, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Apriligen, Inc., New York, NY, United States

Read their full bios on the AGLN website. 

The Finance Leaders Fellowship is developing a global community of values-based senior finance leaders driving industry change to power societal progress, now with 126 Fellows across 22 countries. Using the Aspen Institute method of text-based dialogue, and building upon the Institute’s commitment to values-based, action-oriented leadership, the program encourages selected Finance Fellows to consider values and perspectives necessary for effective leadership in finance and in society at-large. The Finance Leaders Fellowship was co-founded in 2016 by Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow, Ranji Nagaswami, and Aspen Institute Trustee, Chris Varelas.

The Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN) is a growing, worldwide community of nearly 4,000 high-integrity, entrepreneurial leaders from over 60 countries who share a commitment to enlightened leadership and to using their creativity, energy, and resources to tackle the foremost societal challenges of our times. Because of their demonstrated accomplishments and abilities, they have been selected to join one of 13 geographic or sector-specific AGLN Fellowships around the world.  For more information, visit http://www.aspeninstitute.org/agln.

The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit organization whose purpose is to ignite human potential to build understanding and create new possibilities for a better world. Founded in 1949, the Institute drives change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve society’s greatest challenges. It is headquartered in Washington, DC and has a campus in Aspen, Colorado, as well as an international network of partners. For more information, visit www.aspeninstitute.org.