NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Adam Bendell is is CEO of Toniic. He leads Toniic in its mission to create community among its members, empower them with tools and education, present them investment opportunities, and amplify their impact.  For the public, Toniic provides educational resources and inspiration to attract additional capital to impact investing. Bendell began his career as a lawyer at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, which he left a decade later as Chief Technology Counsel.  He left to co-found his first startup, software company SV Technology, then co-founded Strategic Discovery, which was subsequently acquired by FTI. Bendell served FTI in multiple roles, most recently as Chief Innovation Officer. Adam has been investing in microfinance and social impact enterprises for nearly a decade.   His current impact themes are animal welfare, graceful aging, and poverty alleviation. Bendell holds a B.A. from Cornell University, was a visiting student at the London School of Economics, and holds a J.D. from University of Chicago Law School.  He lives in San Francisco.