About Joel
Bio
Joel Solomon is Chair of Renewal Funds, Canada's largest social venture capital firm. With $98m assets under management, Renewal Funds invests in organic food, green products, and environmental innovations. Joel is a Producer of Social Venture Institute, a Senior Advisor with RSF Social Finance (http://rsfsocialfinance.org/), a founding member of Social Venture Network (http://svn.org/), Business for Social Responsibility, the Tides Canada Foundation (http://tidescanada.org/), and is Board Chair of Hollyhock (http://hollyhock.ca/). His 2015 commentary on fossil fuel divestment appeared in The Globe And Mail, Canada’s national newspaper.
I'm passionate about
Activating money to make change. Influencing the shift of trillions to more generative use.
An idea worth spreading
The demand for cleaner money is growing astronomically.
Areas of expertise
Integrated use of capital for social change.