Stergios Voskopoulos: Understanding Impact Investing | SALT Talks #111

Stergios Voskopoulos is the CEO of Kanoo Capital, the Investment Division within YBA Kanoo, one of the largest and oldest family conglomerates in the Middle East. As CEO of Kanoo Capital, Mr. Voskopoulos is responsible for the active management of direct and indirect investments regionally and globally. Kanoo as an institution was incorporated all the way back in 1890 and after many decades of an oil-based economy in the region, YBA Kanoo leveraged its longstanding credentials in countries like Bahrain, Saudi and UAE to establish a wide-ranging professional investment practice. This shift to more diverse investing has created a regional entrepreneurial ecosystem designed to sustain into the 21st century and beyond. “I'm a believer of impact investing when you have the balance between impact and also economic and financial returns.” Developing the local workforce is a key element in the mission to remake and support the regional economy. This means a strong focus on improving local universities so that fewer families feel the need to send their children to the United States or Europe for a top education. ————————————————————————— To learn more about this episode, including podcast transcripts and show notes, visit salt.org/talks Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci.