Katie Hoffman

Katie Hoffman is a financial innovator, investor, and entrepreneur. Katie has over a decade of experience building and advising companies that drive measurable environmental impact in public and private markets. She has expertise in utilizing data-driven approaches to make climate-smart investments across multiple asset classes. Katie has shaped policy and practice around Environmental, Social and Governance standards for individual, family and institutional investors, including the California public funds and members of the $40.4T+ AUM Divest–Invest initiative, which she helped lead.

Katie was a Managing Director at Etho Capital where she led strategic development, facilitated the market introduction of Etho’s flagship Climate Leadership Index and ETF, and scaled AUM to over $100M. She has built green incubator and accelerator programs with the University of California, the California Clean Energy Fund, and NEXUS Global. Katie has supported over 100 green projects and start ups in finance, clean tech, and consumer verticals through policies and initiatives she helped create. She received her degrees with Summa Cum Laude distinction from the University of California, Berkeley and resides in New York City.