Prior to joining MacArthur in 1995, Schwartz was an investment banker in public finance at John Nuveen & Co and CFO for a nonprofit child welfare agency. Since 2001, Debra and her team have invested in more than 200 funds and enterprises working in the US and globally across diverse fields, including affordable housing, community development, and clean energy.
Dedicated to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world, MacArthur has allocated up to $500 million for impact investments that advance its mission by fueling innovation, growth and inclusion. Recent MacArthur investments and ongoing collaborative initiatives that seek to build a more just, equitable and resilient future, locally, nationally and globally - including the Catalytic Capital Consortium and Benefit Chicago.ĭebra Schwartz is Managing Director for Impact Investments at the MacArthur Foundation. community development finance institutions (CDFIs) trace their roots to civil rights and social justice movements of 50+ years ago and pioneering impact investors seeking to fight inequality and injustice The urgent need to transform our existing system of finance and investment to become purposefully inclusive, innovative and catalytic, actively advancing economic, social, and environmental change by being more flexible, patient and risk-tolerant How conventional finance has fallen short for communities, families and critical needs – historically and today In this special fireside chat and audience Q&A, Impact Entrepreneur’s Laurie Lane-Zucker welcomes Debra Schwartz to discuss MacArthur’s work in building the field of impact investing and activating capital for justice. They bridge financial and market gaps to empower families, entrepreneurs and communities that mainstream financial institutions and firms too often marginalize or leave behind.” They enable innovation and rapid action to tackle urgent problems and seize opportunities for social, economic and environmental progress. They help build and fuel responsive, mission-driven institutions that meet essential needs.
MacArthur Foundation, asserts that “at their best, impact investments deliver capital that aims for justice. Now, a New Yorker to the core, Deborah’s passion is writing.In a recent blog post, Debra Schwartz, Managing Director of Impact Investments at the John D. What does a 35-year-old woman who seems to have it all do when the rug is pulled out from under her? Kate's struggle to find inner strength on her journey down a slippery slope with a wealthy man leaves readers rooting for her to land as the ‘woman on top.’ For more information, please visit Deborah's website.īorn and raised in New York, Deborah Schwartz graduated from Tufts University and then obtained her Masters in History at Columbia University where she wrote her graduate thesis on Feminism in Eighteenth Century England. Readers who have dreamed of, or survived, a “Len” in their lives, will recognize themselves in Kate as she searches to find what matters most in her new life. While following her quest for a reaffirmation of life and love, including a surprising adventure, Kate’s story touches on the unexpected pleasures and decisions we face throughout our lives. Schwartz cleverly weaves self-empowering thoughts into her heroine’s exploits, undercutting the ‘damsel in distress’ theme and transforming it into the infinitely more desirable ‘woman on top’ paradigm. Who could resist a tempestuous whirlwind of romance whipped up by a wealthy Wall Street banker? But the price turns out to be too high, and self-respect wins the day. The seduction of enormous money, heady excitement and luxurious glamour make this a captivating portrait of the essence and excesses of New York. Inspired by events in her own life, Deborah Schwartz entertains us with a fast-paced tale of greed, high society and a very satisfying comeuppance in Woman on Top(Laudan Press). New York, NY, Septem– Returning to the single life after tragically losing a loving husband makes a young widow vulnerable, even if she is an attorney and an independent spirit. Putting A Ruthless, Greedy Man In His Place: Woman On Top
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