Private Equity Impact Investing

In this episode of Engaging Alternatives Spotlight, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Director, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with Radhika Shroff, managing director, private equity impact investing at Nuveen, a global investment manager and wholly owned subsidiary of TIAA. Radhika shares with us her outlook for private equity impact investing, including the greatest opportunities and challenges, her experience being a woman investment manager in the industry, and more.

Impact Investing in Underinvested Communities

In this episode of Engaging Alternatives Spotlight, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Director, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with George Ashton, President of LISC Fund Management, a Washington, D.C.-based investment firm that manages and deploys impact capital into businesses and real estate investments in underinvested communities across the country.
George shares with us his outlook for impact investing in underinvested communities including the greatest opportunities and challenges, how the firm integrates DEI and more. 

Venture Capital Investing in B2B Software

In this episode of Engaging Alternatives Spotlight, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Director, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with Kristen Phillips, Executive Director, Golden Section, a Houston-based studio and venture capital fund with a focus on B2B software.  
She shares her outlook for VC investing in B2B software, including the greatest opportunities and challenges, her experience being a woman investment manager in the industry, and how the firm is integrating ESG, DEI and more.

Investor Appetite for Alternative Investment Funds

In this episode of Engaging Alternatives Spotlight, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Director, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with Audrey Weitz, managing director at New York-based Old City Investment Partners. She shares her outlook for investor appetite for alternative investment funds including the greatest opportunities and challenges, her experience being a woman investment manager in the industry and how she is inspiring other women to go into finance.

Agricultural Investing

In this episode of Engaging Alternatives Spotlight, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Director, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with Shonda Warner, Managing Partner, Chess Ag Full Harvest Partners, an asset management firm focused on agricultural investment opportunities. Shonda shares her outlook for agricultural investing, including the greatest opportunities and challenges, her experience being a woman investment manager in the industry, how the firm is embracing DEI and more.

Venture Capital Investing in FinTech

In this episode of Engaging Alternatives Spotlight, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Director, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with Rachel ten Brink, General Partner of Red Bike Capital, a Latina-led seed stage fund based in New York investing in fintech, ecommerce infrastructure and future of consumer. Rachel shares her outlook for investing in those areas, including the greatest opportunities and challenges, her experience being a woman investment manager in the industry, how the firm is embracing DEI and more.

Digital Assets Investing

In this episode of Engaging Alternatives Spotlight, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Director, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with David Siemer, CEO of Wave Financial, an over $1 billion digital asset manager based in Santa Monica. During the podcast recorded on November 8th, 2022, a notable day in the crypto industry, David shares with us his outlook for digital assets including the greatest opportunities and challenges he faces. He also addresses how the firm integrates DEI.

Fundamental & Quantitative Investing

In this episode of Engaging Alternatives Spotlight, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Director, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with Frank Fu, Founder & CEO of CaaS Capital. He shares his outlook for fundamental and quantitative investing, including the greatest opportunities and challenges, how the firm is embracing ESG, DEI and more.

Fixed-Income Investing

In this episode of Engaging Alternatives Spotlight, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Director, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with Steve Kaczmarek, CEO, East End Wealth Management, an investment manager focused on fixed-income. He shares his outlook for investing in fixed-income including the greatest opportunities and challenges, his views on the SEC pushing for increased transparency, and more. 

Asset Backed Specialty Finance Enhanced Through Blockchain Technology

In this episode of Engaging Alternatives Spotlight, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Director, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with Kevin Miao, Head of Credit at BlockTower Capital, an institutional investment firm headquartered in Miami focused on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Kevin shares with us his outlook for asset-backed specialty finance enhanced through blockchain technology, including the greatest opportunities and challenges. He addresses how the firm integrates DEI.