Narina is a pioneer in the field and has been championing sustainable and impact investing for nearly two decades including key roles with the UN and leading asset managers. Most recently she was Head of Impact Investing at UBS Asset Management where she led the impact framework development and advanced listed and private markets impact strategies. Prior to UBS Narina worked at Van Lanschot Kempen where she was Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing and portfolio manager of the Kempen Global Impact Pool, an Article 9 multi-asset impact fund of funds. Narina’s other previous roles included, senior advisor with MN, a Dutch pension fund asset manager. At the UNEP Finance Initiative and UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment, Narina led the PRI in Emerging Markets Projects and Global Networks & Outreach. Narina established PRI’s first investor networks around the world and helped grow its signatory base. Narina has received numerous awards for her work and is a well recognized speaker and thought leader in her field. Narina is also a board member of the Dutch Nature Conservation Society and has been twice recognised in the top 50 Women in Sustainable Finance in the Netherlands.
Narina Mnatsakanian
Michael, Dan and team have crafted a truly differentiated investment thesis. It is an honour to join this visionary team as a Partner and Chief Impact Officer. Working closely with bold entrepreneurs to help scale early-stage breakthrough solutions is both inspiring and deeply meaningful to me. Circularity in consumer value chains is essential for tackling climate change and halting biodiversity loss. Regeneration.VC’s unique focus on Consumer ClimateT ech, its vast expert network and partnership with the Circle Economy Foundation created a powerful platform to develop and adopt cutting-edge impact methodologies and support great founders who can help drive the transition to a circular economy that safeguards the planet and delivers lasting value for people.
We also would like to take the opportunity to thank and congratulate Katie Hoffman who is leaving Regeneration.VC to take on a new role as General Partner with SOSV. Katie has played an important role in building Regeneration.VC and developing a rigorous impact measurement framework and we are looking forward to our continued collaboration.
Katie Hoffman
Helping build Regeneration.VC to the point where we can welcome an incredible talent like Narina is deeply humbling. Working alongside this extraordinary team, our advisors, and the innovators creating regenerative solutions every day has been a true career highlight. As our movement grows and I step into a new role, I’m excited about everything we can continue to achieve together.
Michael Smith, Co-founder and General Partner
We are truly excited and honored to welcome impact visionary Narina Mnatsakanian as Partner and Chief Impact Officer of Regeneration.VC. She has repeatedly advanced the impact agenda multiple times throughout her career at leading European and global institutions. Circularity is core to our work and the way materials are considered and reported is rapidly evolving including the EU Green Deal, CSRD and the catalytic Circularity Protocol which launches later this year. A very special thank you to Katie Hoffman, a catalyst in our firm and impact strategy, and the very best for an exciting new chapter with our friends at SOSV.
