Martin Whittaker

Martin Whittaker is a recognized leader with thirty years’ experience at the intersection of global business, investing, philanthropy and impact. He is the founding CEO of the leading nonprofit Just Capital, a member of the inaugural Advisory Board to the new University of St. Andrews Business School, a co-founder and UK Board member of the CREO family office investment syndicate, a member of the Forbes Finance Council and Forbes Contributor, and an advisor to Volo Earth Ventures.

Martin was previously named to the NACD Directorship 100 – an annual list of the most influential people in the boardroom and on corporate governance – and to Business Insider’s List of 100 People Transforming Business. He has also served as Co-Chair of the Edelman Trust Institute; a member of Harvard Business School’s Impact Weighted Accounts Initiative Advisory Council; a Commissioner to the World Business Council on Sustainable Development’s inequality initiative; and part of the G7 Impact Taskforce’s Working Group.

Prior to Just Capital, Martin was a founding partner and investment committee member at Sonen Capital, where he led private equity, real asset and direct investing activities. Martin has also served as Director of MissionPoint Capital Partners, a family office-led private equity firm; Senior Vice President at Swiss Re, where he was part of the Environmental Markets team; and Managing Director at Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc.

Martin received his Ph.D. from University of Edinburgh, an MBA from the University of London, an M.Sc. from McGill University and a B.Sc. from University of St. Andrews.