Board Director
Paolo is an impact investor with a focus on: 1) Mitigating climate change; 2) Promoting sustainable production and consumption, and 3) Reducing gender and LGBTQI+ inequalities.
Paolo invests across all asset classes, mainly through specialized fund managers. He is part of the 100% Network and board member of Toniic, and a founding donor to the Centre for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth in Zurich.
Paolo is also involved in systems change philanthropy and activism through GiveOut and the Guerrilla Foundation. He chairs the investment committee and is a trustee of UFI – a UK-based charity supporting vocational education technology – helping them transition their portfolio to more impactful investments.
Prior to impact investing, he worked as a bond trader for Goldman Sachs, as CFO for Doctors Without Borders in Haiti, and as a business and human rights consultant for Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) in Hong Kong. He holds a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, an M.Phil in Development from Cambridge, and a B.A. in Philosophy and Economics from University College London.
He lives in London with his husband, daughter, and dog. He is passionate about adventure travel, classic boats sailing, swimming, scuba diving, skiing, yoga, Ayurveda, and cooking.