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Initiated by the Initiative for Responsible Investment (IRI) at the Harvard Kennedy School and run by the Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth (CSP) at the University of Zurich this training program equips next generation members of ultra-high-net-worth families with the technical and soft skills needed to align their investments with their values, creating positive change with their capital.
The training runs on an annual basis and brings together a small group of impact-driven next-gen investors to learn from sustainable and impact investing specialists, global practitioners, and thought leaders. The training is facilitated in a trusted next-gen-only environment, which enables open sharing from Next Gens, alumni and experts. The university platform ensures that the program content is free from conflicts of interest, with knowledge dissemination and capacity building being its two key objectives.
Since its inception in 2015, the program has trained more than 200 alumni. The training cohorts consist of participants from the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Middle and South America, who receive a deep dive into how to invest with meaning and impact.
According to our alumni:
OVERVIEW OF THE TRAINING
The program is designed to help next-gen family members understand impact investing, meet peers from around the world, and start to develop an investment and engagement strategy. The program has been tailor-made to bring together a select group of Next Gens who wish to explore impact investing for their own and their family’s portfolios.
A key goal of the program is to build and foster strong cohorts of wealth holders driven to move toward impact within their family context.
ABOUT THE TRAINING PARTICIPANTS
Participants are members of ultra-high-net-worth families from around the world. Cohorts are limited to a maximum of 30 participants.
CURRICULUM
The program spans seven months and includes in-person and online activities. There are two in-person modules of three to four days each, as well as individual and group assignments in-between modules including online talks and webinars. The two in-person sessions take place at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, USA.
The curriculum is flexible enough to allow professionals who are working full-time to take the program.
PEOPLE BEHIND THE PROGRAM
The program was initiated by the Initiative for Responsible Investment (IRI) at Harvard Kennedy School and is convened by the Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth (CSP) at the University of Zurich. The curriculum is purposefully curated and led by a group of global experts and program alumni.
IMPORTANT DATES
The 10th cohort ('24 - '25) will be convened as follows:
- Module 1: October 15th-18th, 2024, at the University of Zurich, Switzerland
- Module 2: April 29th- May 1st, 2025, at MIT Sloan School of Management, USA
The program completion is followed by the annual Alumni Weekend, which gives the latest cohort the chance to meet alumni from the prior cohorts and spend a weekend together in Boston.
- Alumni Weekend: May 2nd-4th, 2025, in Boston
INFORMATION AND SIGN-UP
To receive the brochure, find out if this program is for you, and sign up, please reach out to Marietta Chatzinota at marietta.chatzinota@df.uzh.ch
Our Personal Development Program developed for wealth holder program participants and alumni builds on the impact of our trainings by supporting personal transformation. Learn more about this program here.
