Philipp Essl
Managing Director
Better Society Capital
London, United Kingdom
My organisation
About me
Philipp focuses on social impact measurement and management across Better Society Capital’s investment process and portfolio. He is passionate about using impact strategy and evidence to drive social investment decisions and tackle pressing social challenges.
Prior to Better Society Capital, Philipp worked at the multinational energy company, BG Group, where he led the Group’s social performance & human rights work for new country entry and early exploration projects, with a focus on South East Asia and Latin America. Philipp also lived several years in South East Asia, working with large development organisations (UN, Oxfam) and innovative start-ups on identifying and implementing opportunities for private sector-led economic growth and poverty reduction.
Philipp holds a MBA from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and a MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School.
My organisation
Formerly Big Society Capital, we are the UK's leading social impact investor. Our mission is to grow the amount of money invested in tackling social issues and inequalities in the UK. We do this by investing ourselves and enabling others to invest for impact too. Set up in 2012 as Big Society Capital, we have helped the social impact investment market grow tenfold to nearly £8bn. This capital has financed social purpose organisations tackling everything from homelessness to mental heatlh and fuel poverty.
Speaker sessions (2)
Thursday, 6 June 2024
14:45 - 15:45
Unlocking Capital for Impact - A Dialog
- Capital
16:15 - 17:15
Systemic Investment in Practice
- Capital