PANEL: Shaping the Future of Indexing

Heather is the Chief Executive Officer at 17 AM, overseeing corporate strategy and day-to-day operations and actively serving 17 AM’s consulting clients. Her work in finance began in New York at Ramius Alternative Solutions, a global asset management firm with $4B AUM. She then worked at the Pershing Square Foundation, with a portfolio of $500M in grants and program-related investments (PRIs). In her last role before joining 17 AM, Heather supported the business development of the Good Capital Project, a 2-year initiative under SOCAP that taught investors how to embed impact into their portfolios. Heather holds a BS in Political Science from The University of Utah and an MPA in Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment from NYU Wagner. Heather’s graduate thesis was a study on how investors measure and manage the impact of their portfolio companies across asset classes.