1. Proximate: Slowly But Surely, Foundations Are Changing How They Invest Their Endowments
2. How Investors Can Turn the Heat on the DEI Chilling Effect
3. Collaboration among asset allocators can move capital toward inclusion, repair and regeneration
4. Essence Fest: Building a Culture of Health
5. Beeck Center: Hiding in Plain Sight: Racism in the Room Made Visible by COVID-19 and How to Create New Pathways
6. Beeck Center: Bias Has Consequences: Disrupting the Cycle of Everyday Racism
7. On Diversifying the Asset Management and Financial Services Industry and Changing How Capital Flows: An Interview with Erika Seth Davies

“Erika has spoken at two of our conferences and after her first appearance, I knew we had to have her back. What distinguishes her is a rare combination of rigorous field knowledge, personal conviction, and a genuine presence. She brings an intellectual rigor that challenges audiences to think differently about capital and power, but her real gift is making that expertise accessible. Whether diving into impact funding, racial equity, or women’s health, Erika connects systemic analysis to practical application, making the session immediately actionable. She doesn’t just deliver content; she grounds the room in strategy and leaves the audience with insights they will carry long into the future. Exceptional from start to finish.” – Jacqueline James, Managing Director, Black Women in Asset Management

“What impresses me most about Erika is her ability to hold the full complexity of systemic change work while bringing people along with clarity and conviction. She deeply understands both capital systems and the communities historically excluded from them, and she is authentically committed to building models that serve both people and the planet. That combination of insight, integrity, and purpose-driven leadership is rare and exactly what this moment calls for. I feel incredibly fortunate to count her as a colleague, peer, and trusted expert in our field.” – Dipti Pratt, Managing Director, Toniic
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Erika Seth Davies is the CEO of Rhia Ventures, a social impact organization that works at the intersection of racial equity, women’s health, and capital to drive systems change, innovation, and financial and social returns. She is a seasoned leader with more than 20 years of experience in development and fundraising, program design, collaboration and partnership management, and racial equity advocacy. Erika designed the SMART Investing Initiative, a field-wide effort to encourage foundations to incorporate a racial equity lens in endowment management practices through increased access for racially diverse- and women-owned investment management firms. Erika is also Founder of The Racial Equity Asset Lab (The REAL), a venture that centers racial equity in impact investing and works to address the persistent racial wealth gap. Her most significant role is that of mother to her children.