Giving Like an Investor: Strategy and Impact in Refugee Philanthropy
November 10 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
After nearly three decades in investment management, Ed Shapiro left PAR Capital Management in 2016 to focus on The Shapiro Foundation, which he and his wife Barbara founded in 2000. The foundation is now a leading supporter of refugee relief, resettlement and community sponsorship.
Join the Social Innovation and Change Initiative (SICI) for a candid conversation on how Ed made his career shift into philanthropy and his reflections on building a strategy that lasts.
The conversation will cover:
- Why Ed left a successful investing career for full-time philanthropy
- How Ed and Barbara chose refugee resettlement and tested their approach
- Where Ed sees the field going and what new funders can do
- What students can do now to build careers in philanthropy and social impact
Ed chairs the boards of WIN and The Community Sponsorship Hub and serves on the boards of Social Finance and United Airlines. Earlier in his career, he worked at Wellington Management and Morgan Stanley. He holds a BS in Economics from Wharton and an MBA from UCLA Anderson.
All HUID holders are welcome.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Edward Shapiro is the Managing Trustee for The Shapiro Foundation, founded by Ed and his wife Barbara in 2000.
From 1997-2016, Edward Shapiro, 61, was a Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager at PAR Capital Management, Inc., a Boston-based investment management firm.
Prior to joining PAR Capital, Mr. Shapiro was a Vice President at Wellington Management Company (1990-1997), an analyst at Morgan Stanley in New York and Los Angeles (1986-1988).
Mr. Shapiro has served on the board of United Airlines since April 2016 and is the chairman of the Finance Committee. He is the board chair of: The Welcoming Initiative for Newcomers (WIN) and The Community Sponsorship Hub, serves on the board of Social Finance, as well as the Finance committee of Boston Children’s Hospital Trust board.
Ed earned his Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School in 1986 and an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management in 1990.
He lives in Needham, MA with his wife Barbara, and has two adult children—Joshua (25) and Samantha (24).