Fireside Chat: Sharon Alpert

Sharon Alpert became the fourth president and first female leader of The Nathan Cummings Foundation in November 2015. A seasoned philanthropic leader, Sharon has more than 20 years of experience working at the intersection of inequality and environmental issues. Sharon served as the vice president of programs and strategic initiatives at the Surdna Foundation and began her career in philanthropy at the Ford Foundation, where she implemented a cross-portfolio initiative to address inequality in housing, employment and environmental opportunities in Camden, New Jersey. In this session, Sharon will discuss the Nathan Cummings Foundation’s approach to impact investing and their decision to go all-in, aligning 100 percent of their nearly half-billion-dollar endowment with the foundation’s mission to reduce social inequality and building an inclusive clean economy.