Mr. Stephen Brenninkmeijer / Founder, Willows Investments

Stephen Brenninkmeijer

Stephen is a private investor with interests in climate change, impact investing and education. For 30 years he was involved in family-held retail business, C&A in USA, Japan, England and throughout Europe.  He has been active in impact investing since 2002, and founded Willows Investments in 2008 with the aim of supporting promising ventures with a social mission, including those below.

• Member of the Board of Directors, World Resources Institute (USA)
• Europe Council, The Nature Conservancy (UK)
• Foundation Council Member, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (UK)
• Advisory Board member Auticon (Europe / UK)
• Advisory Board member Sutton Trust (UK)
• Advisory Board, European Business School (Germany)
• Board Member, responsAbility Participations AG (Zurich)
• Member of the International Council, Global Leadership Forum (UK)

• Member of the Fund Advisory Board, Chi Impact Capital (Switzerland)
• Advisory Board, Founders Forum (UK)
• Advisory Board, Climate Tech (UK)
• The Harmony Project (UK) – Founding Patron
• Steering Committee: Catholic Commission on Universal Basic Income
• Impact Investing Institute (UK): Advisory Panel for the Instruments and Policies to Scale Impact Investment Workstream of the G7 Impact Taskforce
• SLM Partners (Sustainable Land Management) USA, Advisory Board

asc Impact (Switzerland), Advisory Board Member