Ep 26: She Did It Her Way: Activism & Investing

Takin’ Care of Lady Business with Jennifer Justice

Episode 026: She Did It Her Way: Activism & Investing

Lauren Taylor Wolfe is co-founder and Managing Partner of Impactive Capital. Prior to founding Impactive she spent 10 years at Blue Harbour Group, a $3 billion activist investment firm, where she was a Managing Director and Investing Partner. Focused primarily on select sectors including, Technology, Consumer, Business and Healthcare Services, Lauren led many of the firm’s investments where she advised CEOs and boards on capital allocation, strategic opportunities and ESG considerations. Prior to joining Blue Harbour in 2007, Lauren was a Portfolio Manager at SIAR Capital, where she invested in small capitalization public companies and private companies. Lauren began her career at Diamond Technology Partners, a strategic technology consulting firm. Lauren received an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. magna cum laude from Cornell University. Lauren is active on various boards including, HD Supply [Nasdaq: HDS], a $9 billion enterprise value industrial distributor, 30% Club Steering Committee, an Angel Member of 100 Women in Finance. Lauren was named one of the 50 leading women in hedge funds globally by Hedge Fund Journal.

Listen to this information-packed Takin’ Care of Lady Business episode where Lauren takes us behind the scenes in the life of an activist investor.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:
- What an “activist investor” is, and how the connotations of that role have changed through the decades
- How Lauren is one of only two women in this business sector and how women today are best suited to make impact as an activist investor
- How activist investors like Lauren interact with the “ESG” world (environmental, social, governmental)
- Why more publicly traded companies ought to be worried about not just making a profit, but a difference in the world
- Imagining ways to better capitalism with women and people of color at the helm
- Ways in which investors are making systemic change right now


Connect with Lauren:
WEBSITE: https://www.impactivecapital.c....om/lauren-taylor-wol
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/la....uren-taylor-wolfe-43
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ltwolfe