How can innovative finance and philanthropy to help solve the world’s biggest problems? What are the innovations in finance that can better tackle poverty, address climate change and create equity? And how can philanthropy go beyond a simple donation to charity?
Meet Alix Lebec, the visionary founder and CEO of LEBEC, a women-owned and led firm that specialises in innovative finance and philanthropy. Since its founding in 2020, LEBEC has supported visionary founders, funders, and investors to maximise value creation and scale solutions to the world’s greatest challenges.
With over 20 years of experience in sustainable finance and philanthropy, Alix’s career has been marked by influential roles in shaping organisations dedicated to social impact and advancement. Her journey began at the World Bank in Paris and Southeast Asia, followed by the Clinton Global Initiative. Her impactful work continued at Water.org, where she mobilised $260 million in capital and built winning teams, playing a crucial role in the organisation’s early global expansion and success.
In 2014, Alix launched WaterEquity alongside an entrepreneurial leadership team and Co-founders Gary White and Matt Damon. As a founding member, she developed an innovative organisational and capital blueprint—mobilising $200 million+ in investment capital and philanthropy, alongside developing and launching blended finance fund structures. Her leadership, strategy, and expertise helped transform the organisation from an $11 million pilot fund to a successful global impact investment manager dedicated to investing in water, women, and sanitation in emerging markets.
In this conversation, Alix offers her insights on leading a forward-thinking organisation, the potential of financial tools to drive meaningful change, and the future of financial innovation. She emphasises the importance of leveraging global capital markets for good, asserting, “We believe it’s critical to think bigger and reimagine how global capital markets can be a force for good. The opportunities to donate, invest, and conduct business sustainably are immense, and it’s time to harness them for systems change.”
Tune in to hear Alix Lebec share her expertise on the transformative power of innovative finance and philanthropy in fostering a more equitable and sustainable world. Don’t miss this compelling discussion on how strategic investments and funding can catalyse global change.
Links:
WaterEquity.org Debt for nature swaps – national debt burden relief if committed to nature
Business funds from the core balance sheet
Standard Chartered Innovations in Sustainability: Integrating nature into financial decision making
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