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Joanne Wedderspoon

Development Manager

Charities Aid Foundation

SPOTLIGHT ON HADLEY DIEST

21 November 2019

Hadley manages a portfolio of social investments in our Development Fund,leading on our social investments for international development.

TELL ME A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR BACKGROUND

Originally hailing from Michigan (USA), after secondary school I made my way east to study and work in Boston and New York, beginning my career as a leveraged finance banker and subsequently working in finance and strategy roles for an education‐reform focused organisation also based in New York.

After completing my MBA and moving to London, I founded and grew a corporate wellbeing business before returning to more socially-focused work last year. Most recently, I worked with a third sector consultancy, leading investment readiness projects that helped charities and social enterprises with their financial modelling and business planning efforts, in preparation to take on social investment. I really enjoy the process of utilising my technical background for the purposes of helping mission driven organisations grow and increase their impact; meeting and working with incredibly passionate and driven social sector leaders is one of the best parts of this work.  

WHAT TYPES OF CAUSES ARE YOU MOST ATTRACTED TO?

While I enjoy working with charities and social enterprises across all sectors, areas of particular interest to me are education & training and financial inclusion. Supporting organisations that endeavour to create a society and economy that better provide opportunities for everyone to realise their talents and fulfil their potential is something I care about deeply, and is a big part of what I enjoy most about my role here at Venturesome.  

Want to know more? Talk to our team on 03000 123 300 or email us at venturesome@cafonline.org and we’ll be happy to help.

Hadley Diest

Hadley Diest

Investment Manager

Hadley manages a portfolio of social investments across all CAF Venturesome funds, leading on our social investments for international development.  Her responsibilities include business development, investment due diligence and investee monitoring.

Hadley has a background in investment banking with a focus on leveraged finance and also in non-profit finance and strategy. Most recently, she worked as a consultant with various charities looking to access social investment, helping them with their financial and business planning work.

Get in touch with Hadley if you are a social organisation, based in the UK, with international projects.

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