“I’ve seen firsthand the ever-increasing need to make meaningful impact on a global scale. I joined Rally to be a part of a leading, innovative and dedicated team that can effect such change.”

Marc is responsible for leading Rally Assets’ multi-asset portfolio strategies and investments. With 15 years of experience in the financial services industry, Marc has a diverse background in managing global portfolios consisting of public stocks, fixed income, alternative assets, and private equity investments. Marc holds an MBA from the Ivey Business School with distinction and is a CFA Charterholder. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of Heirloom Investment Fund, a spinoff of Kestrel Capital.

Kate is responsible for our impact management framework with a focus on impact investment strategy, portfolio development and impact management and reporting. Kate was previously the Chief Impact Officer of the Impact Investment Group, a funds management company with $730m in impact AUM, where she built the impact assessment, measurement and management framework across the firm’s investments. Kate has lived and worked in Canada, Vietnam, Australia and Zambia and is now settled permanently in Toronto, Canada.

“Traditional investing has not contributed to solutions that address pressing social and environmental issues. I joined Rally Assets to help asset owners and asset managers move capital into investments that have a positive impact on society.”

Ammara is leading and advising clients on mobilizing their investible assets toward greater impact. Prior to joining Rally, Ammara was an Investment Analyst with the Transition to Scale team at Grand Challenges Canada and was involved in all aspects of the investment process. Before making the switch to impact investing, Ammara spent 5 years working at Canadian financial institutions. She has an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University.

Karolina has over five years of experience with Impact Investing, most recently at Addenda Capital Inc., a large institutional asset management firm. Previously she was an investment consultant for high-net-worth families. She earned her Honours BCom degree in Investment Management from McGill University and is both a CFA and CAIA Charterholder. She also serves on the board of Arraymusic, a leading Canadian contemporary music company.

A recent graduate of Western University’s Ivey Business School, Nikki brings her experience in the Asian social finance space at the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network as well as in the Canadian landscape working on various projects with social enterprises, investment funds, social impact bonds, impact assessment systems, and social finance intermediaries.

Andrea is a shareholder and was Rally’s Executive Director until the end of 2019 after which she continues to serve as a strategic advisor to the firm. She has an accomplished career in strategic philanthropy, impact investing and social innovation. As the Founding President and CEO of Inspirit Foundation, she led her team to launch the foundation’s first roadmap towards a 100% impact-investing portfolio. In 2017, Andrea received a Governor General’s Meritorious Service Award for her contribution to Inclusion in Canada.

Christie Stephenson is the Executive Director of the Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics at UBC Sauder School of Business. She also serves on the boards of Canadian Business for Social Responsibility and the UBC Staff Pension Plan ($1.8B AUM), the governance committee at BlueShore Financial, and is a faculty member of Directors College, where she teaches social finance. She previously spent 15 years working in responsible investment.

Michael Sacke is a South African born impact investor who resides in Toronto, Canada. Michael advises and invests in social enterprises. Michael has over 20 years of broad financial services experience acquired in Canada, Switzerland and South Africa. Michael is a thought leader in advising non-profit organizations, and charities develop alternative funding strategies to create long-term sustainability.

Michael’s expertise has been attained by working in fiduciary outsourcing, investment consulting, asset management, financial engineering and insurance. Michael has a Master’s degree in Philanthropy and Non-profit Leadership from Carleton University, an Honours degree in Investment Management from the University of Johannesburg and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of South Africa.