Dirk is a California attorney and internationally-recognized authority on B Corporations and impact investing. As a Drafting Author of the Benefit Corporation legislative memorandum, he was instrumental in the development of the benefit corporation legal entity now passed in over 30 American jurisdictions. His thought leadership and impact investment endeavors have been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, Forbes, and Emory Law Journal. In addition to his work at B Revolution, the country's leading B Corp focused impact investment consultancy, Mr. Sampselle served as General Counsel to an SEC-registered Investment Advisor that manages a FINRA-registered Broker-Dealer, two clean technology venture funds, ERISA pension fund separate accounts, a financial advisory consulting firm, and a variety of subsidiary investment vehicles. Dirk earned his JD and MBA as a Dean's Scholar at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA, where he studied corporate governance under Myron Steele, the then-presiding Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.
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