Introducing Capital for Good Season Five

Introducing Capital for Good Season Five

Author: Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change March 10, 2026 Duration: 1:29

Welcome to Capital for Good, the podcast where we hear from business and civic leaders about their visions, plans, and hard work to build a vibrant, inclusive and sustainable society.  Hosted by seasoned executive and award winning author Georgia Levenson Keohane, and presented by Columbia Business School's Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change, Capital for Good features in-depth and candid conversations with leaders across the private, nonprofit, and public sectors exploring solutions to some of our most urgent challenges.


Season five offers an extraordinary line up of guests including business and civic leader Mellody Hobson, the Co-CEO of Ariel Investments; Tony Marx, the President & CEO of the New York Public Library; Yale Law Professor, legal historian and award winning author John Witt; Marla Blow, the CEO of the Skoll Foundation; Technology investor and Managing Director of Insight Partners, Deven Parekh; Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, the renown religious leader and author of the new bestselling book, Heart of a Stranger; Bob Steel, whose storied career in finance and government service now finds him as Vice Chairman of Perella Weinberg; and impact investing pioneer Antony Bugg Levine.


Learn more and subscribe today at The Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change at Columbia Business School –  or wherever you get your podcasts.


Hosted by the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change, Capital for Good is a conversation about the practical tools and shifting mindsets needed to finance a better world. This isn't about abstract ideals; it's a grounded look at how capital-from impact investing and philanthropic dollars to corporate and public funds-can be actively directed to solve our most pressing problems. Each episode features candid discussions with leaders who are on the front lines, reimagining the roles of business, nonprofit, and government in an era defined by intersecting crises. You’ll hear how they are building new models that address systemic inequality and the urgent threat of climate change, not as separate issues, but as interconnected challenges requiring innovative financial and managerial strategies. Tune in for a thoughtful, actionable dialogue that moves beyond theory to explore what works, what doesn’t, and how the flow of money can be harnessed for genuine, lasting progress. This podcast digs into the real-world decisions shaping a future where investment and social good are fundamentally aligned.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 49

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Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO, Ariel Investments: Everything is Possible [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:01
In this episode of Capital for Good we speak with Mellody Hobson, one of the country's preeminent investors and business and civic leaders. Hobson is the co-CEO of Ariel Investments, a board director of several Fortune 5…
Kevin Ryan, the Godfather of NYC Tech [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:24
In this episode of Capital for Good we speak with Kevin Ryan, one of New York's leading internet entrepreneurs and investors, and often called the "Godfather of NYC tech." Ryan is a co-founder of MongoDB, Business Inside…
Maria Teresa Kumar: We Market Democracy Every Single Day [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:14
In this episode of Capital for Good we speak with Maria Teresa Kumar, the nationally celebrated social entrepreneur, civic and political operative, journalist, commentator and co-founder and CEO of Voto Latino, the natio…
Looking to the Horizon With Goldman Sachs Alternatives' Greg Shell [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:40
In this episode of Capital for Good we speak with Greg Shell, a seasoned investor, civic leader, and partner at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, where he leads the firm's inclusive growth strategy. Over the course of the conv…