Tiedemann's Impact Advisory Council (“IAC”) is a mission guardian for the firm’s impact investing practice and provides oversight to ensure the alignment of values, service, and authenticity in a rapidly evolving field. The IAC includes Jed Emerson (CEO, Blended Value Group and an internationally recognized thought leader and author in impact investing), Sarah Cavanaugh (former trustee of the National Center for Family Philanthropy), Dana Smith (former US Ambassador to Qatar and Emerging Marketing sovereign risk expert), and Richard Woo (former CEO of The Russell Family Foundation and Executive Director of the Levi Strauss Foundation). This group oversees our internal and external impact investing strategy working closing with our President, CEO, CIO, and co-leads of impact investing.