Roy Swan writes The Patriotic Capitalist column for Observer, exploring how impact investing and capitalism can drive inclusive economic growth and strengthen democracy. As the inaugural head of the Ford Foundation’s Mission Investments program, he deploys endowment capital for market-rate impact investments, program-related investment capital for catalytic opportunities and grant capital to support global impact investing and ESG ecosystems. Roy’s team spans the U.S., Africa, China, India, Indonesia and Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
