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Announcing our 2026 Advisory Board

We are thrilled to announce the results of our 2026 Advisory Board election, with congratulations to our five newly elected members. A big thank you to our nominees and to every Signatory who submitted a ballot.

Comprised of Signatory and host organization representatives, the Advisory Board advises the Secretariat on the strategy, implementation, and evolution of the Impact Principles, and helps to promote them in the global market. In our 2026 election, five Advisory Board members were elected to serve a four-year term. In addition, seven of our current members will continue their terms for the next two years, and the Impact Principles’ host and initial host (the GIIN and IFC) have standing seats.

Our full new Advisory Board roster includes the following individuals representing their Signatory and Host organizations:

Newly Elected Members (2026 – 2030)

  • Rebecca MacDonald, Better Society Capital
  • Lorenzo Ciari, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
  • Masahiro Hata, GLIN Impact Capital
  • Marc Moser, Lightrock (Convenor)
  • Renzo Mendoza Castro, Swedfund International AB

Continuing Members (2024-2028) 

  • Kathleen Yaworsky, Accion International  
  • Dina Pons, Incofin Investment Management  
  • Monica Brand Engel, Quona Capital  
  • Catherine Macaulay, Schroders plc.
  • Seçil Yıldız, Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye
  • Shami Nissan, Actis
  • Julie Wallace, LeapFrog Investments

Hosts (Standing)  

  • Amit Bouri, GIIN (Host) 
  • Luyen Tran, IFC (Initial Host)  



We look forward to working with this outstanding group as we continue to promote the Impact Principles as an investment tool and advance credible impact practice with rigor and transparency as the foundation for the continued scaling of the industry.

Thank you to our Outgoing Members

We also express our deepest gratitude to the following Advisory Board members, whose terms are ending this year, for their invaluable leadership and support for the Impact Principles.

  • Danielle Brassel, Zurich Insurance Group (Previous Convenor)
  • Rob Davies, British International Investment
  • Maria Teresa Zappia, BlueOrchard Finance
  • Jennifer Pryce, Calvert Impact
  • Alessandro Maffioli, IDB Invest
  • Andrew Lee, UBS Group AG 

A Message from our Convenors

We are delighted to announce that Marc Moser of Lightrock has been selected by the Advisory Board as the new Convenor, succeeding Danielle Brassel of Zurich Insurance Group.


Please see below for some words from our outgoing and incoming Convenors.