Christopher Brookfield

Buddhist, Business mentor, Change Agent, Entrepreneur, Explorer, Finance professional, Idea generator, Investor, Social entrepreneur

Chris Brookfield has been an entrepreneur and investor since 1992. He is a founder & managing director of Elevar Equity which is a global growth investor focused on the underserved four billion people at the base of the economic pyramid. He was also the director of the Unitus Equity Fund, a boutique, socially responsible investment fund that pioneered equity funding of microfinance. Chris has also worked as an entrepreneur and technology oriented venture capitalist, focusing on digital wireless, web based marketing and software for mobile devices. Chris has served as a Director or observer on the boards of several companies, including AdRelevance, Grama Vidyal, NetMotion Wireless, SinglePoint, SKS, and Ujjivan.

The democratization of opportunity. Social fabric, hierarchy and networks. Exploring mountain landscapes and cultures. Helping good change happen.

Look, and you will see widespread and systematic discrimination, disenfranchisement and arbitrary social exclusion. In every case, there lies an opportunity for economically powered change. We know that arbitrary discrimination is not justified by economics. Therefore, the presence of discrimination is an indicator of new markets of great potential. By creating new companies to eliminate the discrimination, not only do we create prosperity, we create access for the excluded to the essential systems that lead to opportunity. Change powered by economics propagates quickly, touching many lives. I believe that this type of investment, to power social change, is truly "fundamental investing".