Dr. Stephanie Gripne
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CEO @ Impact Finance Center | Academic Entrepreneur | Board Member | Founder | Impact Investor | Speaker | Researcher | Dancer | Songwriter at Impact Finance Center
Location: Denver, Colorado, United States 38 work roles 5 schools
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Dr. Stephanie Gripne previously worked as Founder & CEO at Impact Finance Center and Distinguished Senior Advisor, Financial Innovation and Impact Investing at Alaska Conservation Foundation. Dr. Stephanie Gripne holds Phd, Forestry - Economics & Social Science from University Of Montana.

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Stephanie Gripne, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, Impact Finance Center As Founder and CEO of Impact Finance Center, Stephanie is the creative force behind the National Impact Investing Marketplace with a goal to catalyze $1 Trillion in investment capital into social ventures by replicating and scaling infrastructure that was piloted in Colorado. By providing nonconflicted education, Impact Finance Center identifies, educates, and activates individuals and organizations who want to become impact investors and develops community infrastructures such as Impact Days (an impact investing marketplace), Impact Investing Institute, Who’s Who in Financial Innovation & Impact Investing (regional directory), Impact Investing Giving Circles (investor accelerators), and Impact Investor Clubs. The three-year pilot CO Impact Days has resulted in over 70 new impact investors, sourced over 550 social ventures, and catalyzed over 260 direct impact investments totaling over $300M to date. Stephanie’s vision is driven by over 20 years of combined experience as an applied academic, investor, and practitioner at University of Colorado Real Estate Foundation and Center, the $100 million Eco Products Fund, The Nature Conservancy, USDA Forest Service, DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Journal of Wildlife Management, and several universities. She received her Ph.D. from the Boone and Crockett Wildlife Conservation Program at the University of Montana, and has a B.S. in Biology & Wildlife Management from the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point and a M.S. in Ecology from Utah State University. Stephanie serves in a variety of other roles: State of Colorado Employee Ownership Commission; Visiting Scholar at the Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School in New York City; Virginia Tech Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability Associate; Aspen Institute Environment Forum Scholar; Boone & Crockett Fellow; Denver Foundation Impact Investing Committee Member; Environmental Leadership Senior Fellow; Property and Environment Research Center Fellow; Ford Foundation Community Forestry Fellow; Boone and Crockett Professional Member; LegacyWorks Group Board Member; International Women’s Forum - Women’s Forum of Colorado Member and Trustee Emeritus; Realize Impact Board and Investment Committee Member; RSF Social Finance Integrated Capital Institute Advisor; Just Economist Institute Advisor. Full Spectrum Capital Partners Principal; and Net Impact’s Innovator in Residence.

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Impact Finance Center
Impact Finance Center
CEO @ Impact Finance Center | Academic Entrepreneur | Board Member | Founder | Impact Investor | Speaker | Researcher | Dancer | Songwriter
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38 roles · 34 years

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Founder & Ceo

Current

Denver, Colorado, US

Impact Finance Center is a multi-university nonprofit academic center that identifies, trains, and activates philanthropists and investors to become impact investors. Just as Accelerators such as TechStars, Village Capital, or 500 Startups identify, educate, and invest in entrepreneurs, Impact Finance Center is an Accelerator for the asset owners, where we.

2012 - Present ~14 yrs 4 mos

Distinguished Senior Advisor, Financial Innovation And Impact Investing

Current

Anchorage, Alaska, US

As Distinguished Senior Advisor, Financial Innovation and Impact Investing, I support the Alaska Conservation Foundation with their strategy and implementation of their impact investing strategy.

Jan 2024 - Present

Principal

Current

Oakland, CA, US

Connecting Community Stewards and Capital Stewards: We help bring financial value into alignment with sacred values to build community wealth.Through our partnership, Full Spectrum Labs, Impact Finance Center and Dev Labs Venture Fund collaborate to build ecosystems and marketplaces for innovation that lift up solutions and leaders emerging from.

Oct 2019 - Present

Founder And Ceo

Current

Denver, Colorado, US

Impact Investing Institute's (III), a social enterprise of the Impact Finance Center, mission is to provide a high -quality, affordable impact investing education solution for membership associations, asset owners of foundations, donors, investors, family offices, and companies through a process of awareness => education => activation.

Apr 2019 - Present

Net Impact Advisory Council Member

Current

Oakland, CA, US

Dec 2020 - Present

Innovator-In-Residence

Current

Oakland, CA, US

I serve as Net Impact's first Innovator-in-Residence. Through over 350 chapters world wide, Net Impact mobilizes next-generation leaders to use their skills and careers to make a positive impact on the world. Net Impact looks forward to working closely with Dr. Stephanie Gripne to identify ways to hasten the achievement of its organizational mission and.

Feb 2020 - Present

Board Member

Current

Bainbridge Island, WA, US

Realize Impact is organized and operated exclusively for the charitable proposes to provide financial support, mentorship, and other assistance to early-stage socially-, environmentally-, health-, and community-conscious enterprises that are unable to obtain financing from conventional sources as a way to relieve poverty, create jobs, improve the health of.

Oct 2020 - Present

Investment Committee

Current

Bainbridge Island, WA, US

I serve on the investment committee for Realize Impact. Realize Impact makes impact investing simple, at least when done with philanthropic dollars. For that we use a Philanthropic Investment Grant (PHIG). Realize Impact is organized and operated exclusively for the charitable proposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Feb 2020 - Present

Business Advisory Board Member

Current

Sheffield, MA, US

2021 - Present ~5 yrs 4 mos

Activator

Current

Toronto, Ontario, CA

Dec 2020 - Present

Founder

Current

Denver, US

The Who's Who & Impact Investing is a regional and national effort to showcase the top impact investing leaders both nationally and regionally in partnership with key media partners producing Rocky Mountain Who's Who in Impact Investing in 2017 and 2018 and producing Corporate Who's Who in Impact Investing for 2019-20.

2016 - Present ~10 yrs 4 mos

Visiting Scholar

Current

New York, NY, US

I am partnering with The Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School to develop online and in person curriculum around Invest - Divest/Invest Course, Manager Course focused on Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. and Corporate Financial Innovation and Impact Investing.

Jul 2019 - Present

Founder And Ceo

Current

Denver, CO, US

Just as accelerators such as TechStars, LearnLaunch, or 500 Startups identify, educate, and invest in entrepreneurs, Impact Finance Center (IFC) identifies, educates, and activates early adopter individuals or organizations who want to become impact investors. IFC was founded in 2012 and is a nonprofit multi-university academic center. IFC’s flagship.

Nov 2014 - Present

Career Coach - Sustainability And Impact Investing Collaboration With Katie Kross

Current

Denver, Colorado, US

Katie Kross and Stephanie Gripne deliver coaching directly for professionals and graduate students seeking one-on-one career coaching, Both Katie and Stephanie are available to deliver coaching directly to individuals by phone or through small-group career coaching sessions on campuses. Coaching sessions focus on specific, actionable recommendations and.

Mar 2012 - Present

Integrated Capital Institute Advisor

Current

San Francisco, CA, US

Financial activists leveraging capital as a tool for positive changeThe fellowship is the first program for financial practitioners who want to focus on integrated capital.Integrated Capital is the coordinated use of diverse forms of financial and human capital to support enterprises and strategies that address complex social and environmental problems. To.

Jul 2019 - Present

Center For Leadership In Global Sustainability Associate

Current

Blacksburg, VA, US

Created and teaches graduate level course in ecosystem services and guest lectures in topics of carbon and international conservation issues.

Jan 2009 - Present

Senior Fellow

Current

Senior Fellow and Former Fellow of the Environmental Leadership Program. The Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) nurtures a new generation of environmental leadership characterized by diversity, innovation, collaboration, and effective communications. ELP addresses the needs of relatively new environmental activists and professionals by:

Jan 2005 - Present

Owner

Current

Denver, CO, US

Compatible Ventures LLC provides various ecological, economic, and social environmental analyses that have included the conservation subdivision design, development of business plans, designing and editing natural resource curriculum, grantwriting, and data analysis.

Nov 1999 - Present

Research Fellow

Denver, Colorado, US

Dr. Stephanie Gripne, a Research Fellow at the University of Denver Daniels College of Business, focuses on Impact Investing and Philanthropy, and is developing the one of the first academic peer reviewed research projects on Mission Related Investments (MRIs) and Program Related Investments (PRIs). Dr. Gripne in collaboration with Dr. Bruce Hutton is.

Jul 2012 - Dec 2016

Advisor

Denver, CO, US

Conceptualized and facilitated financing strategy of a $7.5M PRI from the the Denver Foundation Eye of the Future Fund and $2M recoverable grant that led to $6M of interest saving and a historic tax credit for a 36,000 square foot nonprofit center in lower downtown Denver.http://impactfinancecenter.org/NewsEvents/WhatOthersAreSaying/tabid/102/Default.aspx

Jun 2013 - Sep 2014

Interim Executive Director

Denver, CO, US

Responsible for leading the $10M Alliance for Sustainable Colorado Alliance Center renovation from design until construction and developed the associated financing strategy of a $7.5M PRI and $2M recoverable grant that led to $6M of interest saving and a historic tax credit for a 36,000 square foot nonprofit center in lower downtown Denver.

Jan 2013 - Sep 2013

Director Of The University Of Colorado Real Estate Center'S Initiative For Sustainable Development

Boulder, Colorado, US

Established and oversees the Initiative for Sustainable Development at the Leeds School of business that focuses on the built environment, conservation real estate and environmental markets, and socially responsible investing. Teaches MBA Course in Sustainable Real Estate Development and conducts research and outreach in these areas as well as fundraising.

2009 - 2012 ~3 yrs

Assistant Professor Adjoint

Boulder, Colorado, US

Design and teach MBA and Executive Education Courses and conduct orginal research in the areas of sustainable real estate development and sustainable finance including the built environment, conservation and environmental markets, and socially responsible investing.

2009 - 2012 ~3 yrs

Operation Manager, Ecoproducts Fund

North Sydney, NSW, AU

Administered operations related to the EcoProducts Fund, a private equity fund managed between Equator and New Forests. Worked closely with private companies; local, state, federal, and international governmental agencies; conservation partners; corporations; and others to design and implement successful ecological projects that generate competitive.

2008 - 2009 ~1 yr

Land Conservation Program Manager

Arlington, VA, US

Worked closely with private landowners, local, state and federal governmental agencies, conservation partners, corporations to design and implement conservation protection strategies through fee title acquisition, conservation easements, conservation real estate development, leases, management agreements and develop tools to partner with private equity.

2006 - 2008 ~2 yrs

Natural Resource Coordinator

Washington, DC, US

Conducted economic, social, ecological, and GIS analyses for various high profile NEPA EIS, EAs, and other planning efforts throughout USDA Forest Service Regions 1, 3, 4, 5, 10 and other government agencies

Feb 2003 - Jul 2006

Enviroentrepeneur Fellow

Bozeman, Montana, US

PERC's Enviropreneur Institute is an intense, two-week educational experience in Bozeman, Montana, for environmental entrepreneurs who want to have a better understanding of how business and economic principles can be applied to environmental problems.

Jun 2006 - Jun 2006

Boone And Crockett Conservation Research Fellow

Missoula, MT, US

Initiated, designed, and implemented two research projects: 1) Grassbanks: Evaluation of the collaborative conservation tool (www.grassbank.net), and 2) Analyzing & improving interorganizational communication among conservation education organizations.

Jan 2000 - Dec 2005

Community Forestry Participatory Action Research Fellow

New York, New York, US

Founded in 1996, the Community Forestry & Environmental Research Partnerships program supports collaborative research on natural resource management with communities in the United States. CFERP's mission is to nurture a new generation of scholars and university-community partnerships to build scholarly and community capacity for stewardship of natural.

2001 - 2002 ~1 yr

Research Associate

Logan, Utah, US

Designed and implemented a collaborative research effort to create a spatially explicit habitat model which predicts potential areas of conflict for recreation users and mountain goats in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho. Organized and executed original scientific research on productivity, nutrient cycling, biodiversity, and the effects of herbivory over a.

1998 - 2000 ~2 yrs

Research Fellow

Oak Ridge, TN, US

Participated in a biofuels fuels hybrid poplar cross-disciplinary project to develop an ecological and economic model at a landscape scale, which analyzed the effects of biofuels on water quality and biologic integrity for the Minnesota River Basin. Created SAS program to calculate net primary productivity for the southeastern U.S.

Jun 1997 - Dec 1997

Editorial Clerk - The Journal Of Wildlife Management

Bethesda, MD, US

Processed manuscripts, contacted peer reviewers, edited galleys, served as liaison between the Editor In Chief and the Associate Editors located worldwide, managed Journal of Wildlife Management database, provided computer systems support.

1995 - 1997 ~2 yrs

Wildlife Field Technician

Stevens Point, WI, US

Monitored endangered Karner blue butterflies, contributed to developing the monitoring protocol, and developed an independent research project investigating the spatial scales and distribution of Karner Blue Butterflies and lupine.

1995 - 1995

Firefighter

Washington, DC, US

Fought 13 wildland fires in the Western U.S.; served on engine, helitack, and hand crew.

1994 - 1994

Wilderness Backcountry Intern

Washington, DC, US

Collected and compiled field data to determine critical winter range for mountain goats in White Clouds, Idaho using geographic information systems. Contributed to several cross-disciplinary projects including an environmental assessment for the Wilderness Area.

1994 - 1994

Computer Consultant Assistant

Saint Peter, MN, US

Piloted the Consultant Assistant program after working for the Help-line and as Lab Monitor; provided technical support to users of PC, MacIntosh, UNIX, NeXT platforms, monitored systems for potential problems, and acted as a liaison between users and professional technical support staff.

1992 - 1994 ~2 yrs
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Dr. Stephanie Gripne education

Phd, Forestry - Economics & Social Science

University Of Montana

M.S., Ecology

Utah State University

B.S., Wildlife Management & Biology

University Of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Transferred, Biology And Philosophy

Gustavus Adolphus College

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Wood River High School
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Dr. Stephanie Gripne is listed as CEO @ Impact Finance Center | Academic Entrepreneur | Board Member | Founder | Impact Investor | Speaker | Researcher | Dancer | Songwriter at Impact Finance Center.

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Dr. Stephanie Gripne is based in Denver, Colorado, United States while working with Impact Finance Center.

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Dr. Stephanie Gripne has worked for Impact Finance Center, Alaska Conservation Foundation, Full Spectrum Capital Partners, Impact Investing Institute, and Net Impact.

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Dr. Stephanie Gripne holds Phd, Forestry - Economics & Social Science from University Of Montana.

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