PSEII News

Social Impact Lab hosted Jorge Fontanez, CEO of B Lab U.S. & Canada, who led an enlightening discussion on the evolution of B Lab and its pivotal role in redefining business success.

SOM’s Net Impact Club hosted James Robertson ’99 for an inspiring conversation about moral leadership.

SOM’s Economic Development and Arts & Culture clubs joined PSEII to host Sir Alistair Spalding, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Sadler's Wells, the UK’s preeminent presenter of dance and other performing arts.

For the inaugural semester of PSEII, Associate Director for Outreach and Engagement Alexis Willoughby-Robinson launched several new initiatives to strengthen the School’s connection to the Greater New Haven community.

The program, led by Professor Judith Chevalier, will support and convene members of the SOM community in exploring the ways that for-profit, nonprofit, and government entities can find and deploy innovative strategies to achieve social objectives.

Georgia Levenson Keohane, the CEO of the Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF) and Yale College Class of 1994 alumna, spoke about the opportunities and challenges of a commitment to “impact-first” investing.

Ariana Yuen '19 shared with us the inspiring and at times fraught journey that led her to starting her own business and scaling it up.

SOM’s Net Impact club hosted Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (SOM Class of 1980) for a wide-ranging conversation about his time at Yale, his years in the private sector, and his path to public leadership.

April 19th’s Social Impact Lab featured Drew D'Alelio, a 2022 graduate of both the Yale School of Management and the Jackson School of Global Affairs.

Neela Pal ’13, Vice President and Head of Client and External Engagement Strategy, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Goldman Sachs, joined Social Impact Lab to discuss her journey from the non-profit sector to impact in the corporate world.