About Us
Equipping private markets with ESG data, resources, and insights.
The mission of ESG Impact is to democratize ESG for private markets.
We provide accessible and pragmatic frameworks for companies and funds to assess and address ESG metrics most material to their operations. We believe that business ethics should not be transactional or cost a fortune. We understand that 'greenwashing' is the result of pushing ESG too far, using the complexity and myriad of frameworks as a means for confusion instead of a call for unified core metrics.
At ESG Impact, we conclude that the business entity should prudently consider their natural activities to encompass both profit and impact. However, these are not tradeoffs, as both measure a certain amount of 'value' given to business activities. Profit is the more explicit and quantifiable option, while impact is innately more wide-ranging and difficult to quantify. Therefore, ESG Impact was founded: to help companies in their measurements and meanings of impact.
Our Solutions
Helping private markets address ESG practices to unlock greater opportunities for investments, talent, and longevity.
Impact Rating - Examine internal and external operations through a business ethics lens.
Materiality Assessment - Reflect the outcome of an organization's ESG impact on its stakeholders.
M&A Deliverables - Download auto-generated reports to communicate externally with stakeholders or investors.
Recommended Projects - Manage recommended projects based on the impact ratings results to help make impactful next steps.
Certification Program - Apply for our ESGi Ethics Certification after completing our rating and assessment process.
Community - Connect with impact focused investors and companies through our mapping and communication tools.
Meet the Team
Adam Jace
Vanderbilt M.S. Finance
Co-Founder
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjace/Adam was born in Papatoetoe, New Zealand, and has lived in Malaysia, Australia, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Dallas where he played for their rugby team. Adam currently attends Vanderbilt University and is a part of their Master of Science in Finance program. His background is in buy-side M&A and investment banking. He enjoys hiking with his dog, composing music, and is an avid chess player.
Max Mona
Vanderbilt M.S. Finance
Co-Founder
https://twitter.com/MaximilianMona https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-mona/Max, an Annapolis, MD native recently graduated with magna cum laude honors from Concordia College (MN) and was also a member of their nationally ranked NCAA ice hockey program. Max has worked extensively in private markets and with start-ups having spent time with LandFund Partners, STAX Financial Technologies, GoAhead Ventures, and most recently Atento Capital as an entrepreneur-in-residence. He enjoys music production, mountain climbing, and spending time with his dogs Brooks & Sunday in his free time.
Carter Steffes
University of Maryland MFin
Growth Intern
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cartersteffes/Carter was born and raised in Fargo, ND and attended nearby Concordia College (MN). He was a 4-year member of the NCAA men’s tennis team and was also assistant boys tennis coach at Fargo South High School. Currently he is pursuing his Masters in Finance at the University of Maryland. Carter has fueled his entrepreneurial spirit through roles at GoAhead Ventures, an Ed-Tech startup Reworded, and D.C.-based search-fund Springbrook Partners. He enjoys distance running and traveling in his free time.
Logan Hine
Harvard University
Growth Intern
https://www.linkedin.com/in/logan-hine-4a810a217/Logan is a freshman at Harvard looking to study applied mathematics. With a passion for sustainability and an interest in venture capital, he has used Harvard’s opportunities to gain skills as an industry and growth analyst. Logan has worked with startups of his own, as well as the ventures of his peers. In his free time, Logan enjoys playing tennis and going on walks with his dog.
Chris Ma
Microsoft Corporation
Lead Developer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-ma-5188b9211/Chris is a senior software developer with over 12 years of experience specializing in web and blockchain development. Most recently, Chris has spent time with ABSTRAKT helping lead the development of their Blockchain as a Service business model. Before that, Chris had spent over 3 years working as a senior software engineer with Microsoft.
Advisors
Dr. Mark Cohen
Vanderbilt Professor
ESG Advisor
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-cohen-9ab4045/Dr. Mark Cohen is an ESG thought leader and subject matter expert having spent over 35 years teaching at Vanderbilt University as the Justin Potter Professor of American Competitive Analysis & Professor of Law. He has spent over 10 years working as a member of the External Sustainability Council for ExxonMobil and has been an active member of the Board of Directors for the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), one of the leading ESG reporting agencies in the world.
Linda J. Isaacson
Asia Capital Real Estate ("ACRE")
Private Markets Advisory Committee
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindajisaacson/Linda J. Isaacson is a globally recognized strategic thinker, accelerator of change, and developer of high-impact organizational cultures, with a deep understanding of the environmental, societal, technological factors - reshaping the built environment. She is Partner and Head of ESG & Impact for global real estate private equity firm Asia Capital Real Estate (ACRE), where she leads the firm's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices, ensuring ongoing investment decisions, operational actions and overall business philosophy reflect its core principles and those of its investors, including environmental justice, economic equality, social initiatives, and transparency.
