Meet your fellow community members.

Name: Sofya Khlebnikova
Location: Switzerland, Geneva & Kazan, Russia (place of birth)

Tell us a little about yourself: I am a lifetime student with the infinite search for knowledge, while I finished a bachelor’s degree in International Relations in summer 2019, I chose to continue with an additional year for a dual bachelor’s degree in business administration. I am striving to grow more and continue developing myself outside of the general required studies, therefore; I am always all over the place not only in what I learn but also in what I discover in each sphere of my life, such as sports, arts and hobbies. My passion is people and I always light up when I can do something for this world.
What motivated you to join the community? The passion for analysing and research as well as for Sustainable development and striving to see the achievement of the 17 SDGs motivated me to contribute and to become a useful tool in the sphere of knowledge that I believe we can grow ourselves.

Tell us a famous motto or quote that inspires you:

"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." Lord Alfred Tennyson

Name: Bruno Besek
Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

Tell us a little about yourself: I’m a football player in heart but converted to a sustainability fanatic. Apart from that, I’m enjoying my life in Amsterdam, hiking and reading mind-boggling books about re-inventing and replacing capitalism (a silent shout-out to the ‘Winners Take All’)
What motivated you to join the community? To explore how much I already know about impact and sustainability analysis and ended it satisfied with the answer. At the moment of taking the Impact Analyst course, I was actually on a sabbatical, travelling and the course provided a nice catch-up with the main approaches in the impact analysis.

Can you tell us a famous motto or quote that inspires you?

“We have no need of other worlds. We need mirrors. We don’t know what to do with other worlds. A single world, our own, suffices us; but we can’t accept it for what it is.” Stanislaw Lem

Name: Cyrille Alhéritière
Location: Geneva, Switzerland

Tell us a little about yourself: After 20 years in technology, management consulting & banking, am now focusing on start-ups & SMEs in technology & sustainable development, providing fundraising, valuation & due-diligence services to this fascinating ecosystem. A KIVA investor for the best part of a decade, I am pursuing advanced studies in Finance & Responsible Investments at the Sustainability Management School, Switzerland. Off-days take me ski-touring (photo) in the winter and on the water in the summer.
What motivated you to join the community? Advising founders and investors in the tech & sustainability space naturally requires traditional financial & risk analysis, but also a clear approach for impact assessment. Learning from Impaakt's methodology was an invaluable step to sharpening up on this skill. Impaakt's community ratings helps investors & assessed corporations alike to direct funds & focus actions on what matters to the community.

Can you tell us a famous motto or quote that inspires you?

"Life is a road, full of turn-offs, short sprints and long runs, We'll deal with it as it comes, If I lose my way I'll follow you." Hilltop Hoods

Name: Marie-Christine Pouyat
Location: Geneva, Switzerland

Tell us a little about yourself: I'm a full-time, five child mother, full-time worker and continuously learning new concepts. I have worked for a long time in different companies, the last one was in a private bank where I was in charge of all external connections. After this 11-year experience, I created my own business as an independent consultant in: business optimisation, finance tools selection, and today I've set up with other talents a company dedicated to entrepreneurship coaching and support. Learning impact analysis gave me the time to reconcile my personal interest for the SDG's and how companies implement these objectives in their values production.
What motivated you to join the community? As individuals, we each have distinct goals, as shaped by our values and beliefs, which may throughout life's journey. However, as investors, we may struggle to reflect these values and beliefs in our portfolios. While there is no one solution that matches the diversity of the investor community, there is a common framework that can be adapted to meet each individual's investment goals. As an impact analyst I found a way to reconcile, within a common framework, traditional investment objectives with purpose.

Can you tell us a famous motto or quote that inspires you?

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.” Eleanor Roosevelt