AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
- Career Education Impact Investing
- Funding Tips for EdTech Start-ups
- Impact investing
- Private Equity
- Venture Capital
- Diverse founders
- Funding Tips for EdTech Start-ups
- Future of work
BIOGRAPHY:
Rilwan leads ASA’s $150 million Impact program, which focuses on investing in funds and private companies. The program was created to deepen ASA’s impact within the education and career readiness ecosystem by fostering innovation to provide millions of students with learning experiences that change the way young people learn.
Previously, Rilwan was the Head of Impact investing at MassMutual, where he created new programs focused on impact allocations to both funds and direct investments as well as diverse managers and entrepreneurs. His prior positions include Managing Director for Flat World Partners, Chief Investment Officer of Leopard Capital, Director for Swicorp and 20 years in venture capital and private equity.
Rilwan holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and BBA in Finance from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
- ASU+GSV 2024: Early Stage Career Education Impact Investing: Fueling Innovation
- Transform 2024: AI@Work: Practical Use Cases
- Tide Spark 2024
- Pension Bridge 2024
- Private Equity International–Responsible Investment Forum
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PUBLICATIONS:
- LinkedIn: Fueling Innovation in Youth Career Readiness Through Early-Stage Impact Investing
- LinkedIn: Changing the World is Hard: What Impact Investors Think About Non-Degree Pathway
- LinkedIn: Education Investing: How Innovation Bridges the Gap Between Learning and Earning
- LinkedIn: Revolutionizing Career Education: Insights and Investment Trends Shaping the Future
- LinkedIn: Bridging Opportunity Gaps: ASA’s Strategic Investment in Tutored by Teachers
- LinkedIn: Fueling Innovation in Youth Career Readiness Through Early-Stage Impact Investing
- LinkedIn: Expert Insights on Impact Investing in Career Education