Future Planet Capital is the world's foremost global innovation investment platform. Through a unique series of partnerships with top-tier universities in Asia, Europe and the US, the firm possesses an unrivalled level of access to technology and life science firms spin-outs from academic institutions and the "clusters of innovation" that surround them.
For the 1st episode of this series, Matthew Holding is joined by former parliamentary candidate & experienced impact investor, Douglas Hansen-Luke. They discuss the importance of impact investments, sector trends and the mission of Future Planet Capital. As Executive Chairman of Future Planet Capital, Douglas believes that investing for good can also be good investing. With a background of senior positions at leading asset management firms, Douglas founded Future Planet to advise the Future Planet Fund on investment in to hard-to-access opportunities in growth stage companies from top universities across the globe (Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Oxford, Cambridge, University of California Berkeley, Tel Aviv, National University of Singapore etc). The Fund's ambitious vision is to link the world's largest investors to its brightest minds to profitably address the world's challenges.
Aside from commercial projects, Douglas' public service contributions include pro bono and political work in the UK and Africa. At the 2015 UK Parliamentary Election he stood as a candidate for Walsall North, outperforming poll predictions by 12% and just narrowly losing the vote. He is a Global Representative of Conservatives Abroad, sits on the Conservative Area Committee for Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire and is a Committee Member of the Poppy Ball in support of the Royal British Legion. He formerly participated in the Conservative Party's Umubano Project in Africa and sat on the Advisory Board of the Rwandan Cricket Stadium Fund. Douglas discusses his career highlights and gives valuable insight into how he manages his time.
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