Margot Kane and Leigh Moran

Margot Kane isvice president of Strategic Initiatives at Calvert Foundation. Shemanages strategy development, fundraising, and implementation of new investment initiatives and portfolios that target key impact areas at Calvert Foundation, such as women’s empowerment (WIN-WIN) and the revitalization of iconic cities. Previously, she managed a $75 million loan portfolio, originated and underwrote transactions, and developed investment strategies for Calvert Foundation’s loan portfolio.

After working in international development at Pathfinder International in Boston and Ethiopia, she developed an interest in social finance through working at Walden Asset Management and NCB Capital Impact.She has an M.B.A. from the University of California-Berkeley, where she was a founding principal of a $1.5 million student-run social investment fund, and a B.A. from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is a 2013 PLACES Fellow with The Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities.

Leigh Moran is a senior officer on the Strategic Initiatives team at Calvert Foundation, focused on the design and implementation of investment initiatives based on key social impact areas, such as the Women Investing in Women Initiative launched last year. She is currently leading Calvert Foundation’s work to develop a new initiative to engage diaspora communities to invest in the economic development of their country of origin or heritage.

Prior to Calvert Foundation, she spent time at the National Economic Council and also worked with a microinsurance NGO in New Delhi to create an impact assessment framework for field programs. She completed a Princeton-in-Asia fellowship in Hangzhou, China and holds a B.A. in Economics from Boston College.

Articles by Margot Kane and Leigh Moran

Friday
May 16
2014

Margot Kane and Leigh Moran

Engaging Diasporas in Development Through Investment – Part 2: Calvert explores ways to facilitate migrant investment flows

Calvert Foundation explores ways to engage diasporas and migrants in international development through investment flows in their recent post, published in two parts on NextBillion. Part two discusses topics like how to appeal to younger investors, and whether social and environmental impact should play a role.

Categories
Impact Assessment, Investing

Tags
impact investing, poverty alleviation
Thursday
May 15
2014

Margot Kane and Leigh Moran

Engaging Diasporas in Development Through Investment – Part 1: Calvert explores ways to facilitate migrant investment flows

There is increasing interest among development organizations and aid agencies in harnessing the financial resources of global migrants to fund development needs in their countries of origin or heritage. Calvert Foundation shares lessons learned and key issues to consider when creating a strategy to engage diasporas in investment and international development.

Categories
Impact Assessment, Investing

Tags
impact investing, poverty alleviation, remittances

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Margot Kane and Leigh Moran

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Engaging Diasporas in Development Through Investment – Part 2: Calvert explores ways to facilitate migrant investment flows

Engaging Diasporas in Development Through Investment – Part 1: Calvert explores ways to facilitate migrant investment flows