Social Impact & Sustainability at Kellogg Today
Did you know that Kellogg students can now choose from over 35 impact and sustainability electives? That over 80% of students take one or more of these classes each year and that Kellogg student’s impact startups are changing the face of circular economy, education leadership, climate resilient infrastructure, and the prospects of smallholder farmers?
Come hear from Kellogg’s Director of Social Impact & Sustainability, Professor Megan Kashner ’03 as she updates us about the interests, offerings, courses, and career paths that Kellogg students today engage with during and after their Kellogg journeys.
Megan Kashner
Professor & Director of Social Impact & Sustainability
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Professor Megan Kashner serves as the Director of Social Impact & Sustainability at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. In her leadership of Kellogg's Social Impact and Sustainability offerings, Kashner focuses on the areas of sustainable finance, social innovation, climate strategy, social sector leadership, policy, global development, corporate responsibility, values and ethics. Kashner leads up the global Impact & Sustainable Finance Faculty Consortium, the Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge, and more collaborative work at the intersection of markets and impact.
Kashner is additionally the co-founder of Colorful Capital a VC firm focusing investment and opportunity on ventures led by LGBTQIA+ community members. Previously, Kashner held leadership roles as a CEO, social entrepreneur, and consultant. Kashner holds an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, a Master's from the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration and a B.A. in Public Policy from Brown University.
Tickets:
Early Bird, ends 10/17, $15
After 10/17, $25
Appetizers provided.
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