Navigating your new role: Investment committees & racial, social, gender equity

Please join RBC Global Asset Management and Philanthropy Northwest/The Giving Practice for a lively conversation focused the governance and fiduciary duties that emerge when committees change their investment practices to take on racial, social and gender equity. Based on a recent publication, Mindful Fiduciaries at the Wheel: Ten Ideas Emerging From the Work of Foundation Investment Committees on Racial, Gender and Social Equity, foundation investing leaders will candidly discuss: • Processes that help committees reflect on topics like racial injustice; • Re-examining concepts of power and fiduciary duty; • How to lead and support committees for a long-term learning journey around new investing practices. Host and moderator Rosalie Sheehy Cates Senior Advisor Philanthropy Northwest/The Giving Practice Mindy Frye Institutional Portfolio Manager RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. Featured speakers Duane Carter, Ed.D Board Vice-Chair Northwest Area Foundation Dan Chu Executive Director Sierra Club Foundation Erika Seth Davies Chief Executive Officer Rhia Ventures Timothy O’Donnell, CAIA Senior Vice President Fund Evaluation Group Katherine Pease Managing Director Cornerstone Capital Group