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We met with Namrita Kapur who is currently Managing Director of the Environmental Defense Fund’s+Business, a United States–based nonprofit environmental advocacy group. Namrita utilizes her background in strategy, finance, and international development to design and execute initiatives for leveraging capital markets in the United States and abroad. Prior to joining EDF, Namrita played an integral role in establishing the strategy and developing the infrastructure of Root Capital, a social investment fund pioneering finance in rural communities in the developing world. Thus the Investment Team met with her to understand the foundation of a strong business model. From this meeting emerged several questions that we look forward to exploring in the upcoming semester:
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