An Evening with Professor Shawn Cole

We are delighted to invite you to an evening, hosted by JBWere in Sydney, to celebrate their Social Leadership Program with the new Faculty Chair of the Social Enterprise Initiative, Professor Shawn Cole. 

Professor Cole is the John G. McLean Professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard Business School, where he teaches and conducts research on financial services, impact investing, and Social Enterprise. He serves as faculty chair of the Social Enterprise Initiative. 

Much of his research focuses on how finance can create value for individuals, firms, and societies. A large body of work studies the design and distribution of financial services—such as credit, insurance, and savings—in emerging markets. He has also done extensive work on financial decision-making and financial education. More recently, he has studied the role of digital delivery of advice in a wide variety of contexts, including agricultural decision making.

A second focus is on sustainable and impact investing, where his work examines financial and social returns in both the United States and the world. He has worked in China, India, Indonesia, South Africa, and Vietnam. He is an affiliate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, on the board of the Jameel Poverty Action Lab, and the faculty lead on Corporate Engagement. He is an affiliate of Harvard’s Center for International Development.

To read more about Professor Cole, you can download his bio  HERE

Date: Wednesday 15 October

Time:  5.30-7pm 

Venue:  JBWere, Level 10, Brookfield Place, 10 Carrington Street, Sydney 

Tickets: $55 includes canapés and drinks