Erik writes for ImpactAlpha's LP/GP newsletter, tracking how capital moves between limited partners and fund managers. He also reports on impact investing in Latin America, investments in Indigenous communities, and climate finance. Erik earned a master's degree in Climate and Society from Columbia University and a bachelor's in finance from the University of Colorado Boulder. Based in New York, he spends his free time running, traveling, and climbing mountains.
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Helping faith-aligned investors direct their assets toward ‘human flourishing’ (video)
Every Sunday, the Pope appears at a window above St. Peter’s Square to preach on peace, the poor and the care of creation ...
CalSTRS anchors Nuveen’s sustainable infrastructure credit strategy
Data centers, reshored factories and an electrifying economy are putting immense pressure on the US grid. One of the country’s largest public pension ...
Community-directed climate funding initiative expands to Indigenous communities in Canada
The Rights and Resources Initiative is working to reverse the traditional power dynamics of grant funding to ensure Indigenous peoples get more say ...
Closing the gender gap to ease skill shortages in Latin America’s mobile workforce
Women are out in the field across Latin America, delivering goods, installing solar panels, providing community-based services and keeping infrastructure running. Yet, jobs ...
Ana Care raises seed funding to formalize homecare for seniors in Latin America
Informal workers provide much of the home care needed by Latin American seniors. Mexican startup Ana Care is working to formalize elder homecare ...
Keewaywin Capital helps an Indigenous social services provider transition from building tenant to owner
The Gihekdagye Friendship Centre, an Indigenous social services organization, provides cultural and educational programming, health and wellness services, housing assistance and homelessness outreach ...
The Week’s Dealflow: July 3, 2026
ImpactAlpha’s deal news coverage for the week: Agriculture. Lithuanian climate finance company InSoil secured a €120 million ($138 million) credit facility from UK-based ...
InvestEco closes its fourth and largest sustainable food fund
The Toronto-based venture capital firm got its start in 2002 in renewable energy, biotechnology and climate tech. In 2012 it launched its strategy ...
Demystifying the economics of impact-first investing
A resurgence in impact-first investing means more investors are thinking about how and where their capital can be most purposeful. It can also ...