Dustin Shay

Dustin Shay connects capital to positive social and environmental impact, driven by the belief that alpha scales with value to society. With a passion for embedding equity into the innovation economy, Dustin backs the next generation of fund managers with Mission Driven Finance, helping them deliver meaningful investor returns and measurable social benefit. He is also the founder of Shay Impact, a boutique philanthropic advisory firm, and a board member of the Black Innovation Alliance, a national network of innovator support organizations led by and focused on Black founders. Since 2013, Dustin has worked with pioneering impact investing organizations to develop new strategies and partnerships to scale support for social innovators. He was most recently head of Corporate Partnerships with Acumen, developing strategies and partnerships to expand access to early, patient capital for social entrepreneurs. Prior to that, he supported programmatic strategy, grantmaking operations, and investment deal flow with the Sorenson Impact Group, taking a multi-pronged approach to building a more inclusive innovation economy. Earlier in his career, he led partnership and new initiative development with Village Capital, scaling the organization to reach 1,400+ social entrepreneurs across 40+ countries. Dustin passionately embraces new opportunities to partner for positive impact. Connect with him via LinkedIn or at dustin@shayimpact.com.