Bjoern Struewer
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Role/Title
Founder and Co-CEO
Bio
Bjoern Struewer is Founder and Co-CEO of Roots of Impact. He has more than 20 years of experience in the finance sector, including 12 years at Credit Suisse, most recently as a Managing Director. After leaving the banking industry, he started working closely with public funders and impact investors across the globe to scale high-performing enterprises and innovations with strong potential for impact. With his team at Roots of Impact, Bjoern developed pioneering solutions such as Social Impact Incentives (SIINC) and Impact-Linked Finance. He also leads the Initiative for Blended Finance at the University of Zurich, is Senior Collaborator at the Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth. In addition, Bjoern is Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of the recently established Impact-Linked Finance Fund and Co-Founder of the Financing Agency for Social Entrepreneurship (FASE).
Innovative Finance Products & Models
Blended Finance,Catalytic Capital ,Convertible Note / Convertible Debt Agreement,Demand Dividend,Convertible Grants,Donor Advised Funds,Embedded impact criteria for investment decisions,Forgivable Loans,Guarantee,Impact Linked Compensation ,Impact Linked Finance,Impact Measurement and Management (IMM),Mezzanine Financing,Outcome-oriented metrics co-designed with stakeholders,Outcomes/Results Based Finance,Profit Share,Recoverable Grants,Redeemable Equity,Revenue Based Finance,Venture Debt
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