Bringing Accessibility to Impact Investing - Josh Hile // Founder and CEO of Citizen Mint

Disruptors for GOOD | Social Entrepreneurs and Social Enterprises

In Episode 163 of the Disruptors for Good podcast, we speak with Josh Hile, Founder and CEO of Citizen Mint, on connecting investors with private market opportunities that have the potential to make real positive impact on society and our planet.

Citizen Mint is a startup company dedicated to making impact investments accessible to everyone. By leveraging technology and an extensive network of contacts, Citizen Mint seeks to bridge the gap between private market investors and those that are interested in making an impact with their investments.

The team behind Citizen Mint is made up of experienced professionals from different areas such as finance, technology, and sustainability. Each team member has extensive experience in the industry, allowing them to thoroughly research each potential investment for both its financial return and positive social or environmental impact.

By uniting private capital, society has the opportunity to make a real difference in areas like renewable energy, affordable housing and development of underserved communities to create lasting sustainability.

To further ensure success for this mission, Josh Hile, CEO of Citizen Mint and former Director of Investment Strategy & Research at a $16B RIA--brings more than 10 years of experience working closely with ultra high net worth individuals and Fortune 100 companies to his post at the forefront of sustainable finance innovation.

After seeing these trends, it became clear – private capital is needed to solve global challenges.

Prior to Citizen Mint, Josh was the Director of Investment Strategy & Research at Laird Norton Wealth Management, a $16 billion registered investment advisor (RIA) headquartered in Seattle, WA.

He was instrumental in developing, maintaining, and improving LNWM’s impact and sustainable investing capabilities for both public and private markets. He was further responsible for worldwide sourcing, ongoing due diligence, and the monitoring of all equity asset managers as well as real estate, private equity, private debt, and venture capital opportunities.

Prior to this, Josh worked at Russell Investments performing due diligence on fund managers for Russell’s mutual fund and consulting divisions (Russell advised on $2.2 trillion). Josh has a B.A. in Business Administration and an M.B.A. from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business. In addition, he is both a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).