Songbae
@SongbaeLee
#agfinance team lead @USAID (tweets my own) ex-Investment Officer @calvertimpcap. First name pronounced sing a SONG, BAY of water. #impinv #SilverSpring
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We've been selected to the ImpactAssets 50 2023 as an Emerging Impact Manager! We're proud to be among a diverse group of impact fund managers recognized for our demonstrated potential to create positive impact: bit.ly/IA502023 #IA50 #IA50 EIM #Impactinvesting
Younger daughter: why do we eat dessert after dinner when it makes us hyper before bed? We should eat dessert after breakfast.
#thingskidssay
Think #DisasterRelief should be equitable & #inclusive ? How can #climate adaptation & resilience investment make that happen? Join us tomorrow for a great panel on finance-enabled solutions for disaster resilience. More info & registration link here: garigroup.com
'Formal sector and Agri-tech companies typically target mid and large farmers . . . The research will help prototype, propagate, and proliferate solutions for #smallholder #farmers ' The Rockefeller Foundation rockefellerfoundation.org/news/the-rocke… #agtech #climatechange #India h/t ImpactAlpha
In the DFI definition of #blendedfinance , the emphasis is on crowding in commercial (not private) financing. That in turn helps mobilize private capital (pp 16-17)
convergence.finance/resource/best-… Global Affairs Canada via Convergence Blended Finance
If the suit still fits… This year, we’re bringing Jonathan Demme’s groundbreaking 1984 Talking Heads concert film STOP MAKING SENSE (newly remastered in 4K!) back to theaters worldwide. #StopMakingSense2023
Is the #Development Finance Corporation (DFCgov) – the newest US foreign policy agency – succeeding?
Lauren Cochran & Rebecca Brocato (DFC alums) unpack how it should define success to be more responsive and impactful:
justsecurity.org/86951/whither-…
From maximizing profits to private capital mobilization, better inter-agency coordination, and requiring additionality, a brief history of the DFCgov by Lauren Cochran & Rebecca Brocato justsecurity.org/86951/whither-… via Just Security
A great blog by Matthieu Pegon Inter-American Development Bank that came out of our blended finance training, which outlines step-by-step how to determine the opportunity cost of #blendedfinance for a climate mitigation investment: bit.ly/2VX1zo6
Some believe 'the measure of success for #blendedfinance is how much private $ flows for every public dollar. However, an overemphasis on this leverage ratio in transactions will likely result in bad investment decisions.' devex.com/news/opinion-b… Matt Pegon Inter-American Development Bank via Devex
'In 1900, just under 40 percent of the total US population lived on farms, and 60 percent lived in rural areas. Today, the respective figures are only about 1 percent and 20 percent.'
jaysonlusk.com/blog/2016/6/26… #agriculture via Jayson Lusk
Regenerative Agriculture: Good for Soil Health, but Limited Potential to Mitigate Climate Change wri.org/insights/regen… via World Resources Inst Janet Ranganathan Richard Waite Tim Searchinger Jess Zionts
Luxembourg commits $25mm to @BlueOrchardLtd #fundoffunds 'focused on climate #adaptation and #mitigation , water protection, and biodiversity in emerging markets' impactalpha.com/blueorchards-g… via ImpactAlpha
“[With the Trade Hub grant,] AMAATI (DimFonio) will leverage fonio to regenerate and monetize degraded land' westafricatradehub.com/agriculture/cu… #Gana Yolélé 🌾 Revolutionary African Foods via WestAfricaHub
#jobalert Director, Investments at ImpactAssets
tldr;
o Lead investment due diligence
o 10 ys+ experience
o $150,000/yr - $225,000/yr
o Candidates must live in the US
linkedin.com/jobs/view/3663… #impinv #privateequity #privatedebt #investmentbanking h/t ImpactAlpha