HIP Investor: Pioneering Impact Investing (Jess)

Written By Jess Skylar

"Jess was instrumental in turning HIP's vision into reality. She built the operational foundation that allowed us to scale while developing frameworks that helped shape the impact investing industry. Jess' ability to balance mission with practical execution was exactly what we needed in our early days, which still are impactful today." 

- R. Paul Herman, CEO + Founder, HIP Investor

Before Helia, Jess helped transform HIP Investor from an innovative idea into an industry pioneer.

Key Results

  • Built operational infrastructure from ground up

  • Grew team from 1 to 12 through values-aligned hiring

  • Co-developed industry-leading impact measurement tools

  • Co-authored The HIP Investor: Make Bigger Profits by Building a Better World book (Wiley 2010)

  • Co-created frameworks still influencing impact investing today

  • Continuing impact as current Board Director

How?

As founding team member and VP of Operations, Jess helped turn a groundbreaking vision—integrating human, social and environmental impact with financial returns and future risks—into a scalable business model that helped define the impact investing industry.

Jess Skylar
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