Justina Lai
Analyst-Equity at Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC
Profile
Ms. Justina Lai is a Chief Impact Officer at Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC.
She works with the LNW client service teams to guide clients in developing effective impact investment strategies and integrating impact investments across their portfolios.
She also leads the effort to integrate impact considerations across LNW’s business strategy and operations to create shared value for all stakeholders (clients, employees, shareholders, suppliers, the community and the environment) and spearheads the firm’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiative.
She has more than 20 years of experience in the investment industry.
Prior LNW, Ms. Lai was a Director and Senior Investment Analyst at Sonen Capital, a San Francisco Bay Area-based impact investing firm.
In that role, she led the development and implementation of impact investment strategies across the private markets and supported the launch of a fund focused on global sustainable real asset opportunities.
Earlier, she helped manage the Rockefeller Foundation’s Program Related Investments portfolio comprised of global impact investments in private equity and private debt.
She also helped advance and shape the Rockefeller Foundation’s grantmaking strategy as it related to building the field of impact investing.
Prior to her career in impact investing, she spent several years in investment banking with Citigroup and private equity with Vestar Capital Partners in New York and Paris.
She received her B.S.
in Finance and International Business from New York University and an MBA with certificates in Global and Public Management from Stanford University.
Justina Lai active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC
 Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC (LNW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Debra Lee Wetherby in 1990 and formerly known as Wetherby Asset Management, Inc. and Wetherby Asset Management LLC. They are owned by Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Co. LLC, a subsidiary of Laird Norton Enterprises, Inc. LNW provides investment and financial advisory services predominantly to wealthy individuals and families, as well as their trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, business entities, foundations and endowments. | Analyst-Equity | 2014-12-31 |
Former positions of Justina Lai
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VCP I Inc
 VCP I Inc Investment ManagersFinance VCP I Inc (VCP) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Vestar Management Corp. II founded in 1988 by Norman W. Alpert, Daniel S. O’Connell and Robert L. Rosner. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Analyst | 2007-09-29 |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker)
 Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2004-12-30 |
The Rockefeller Foundation
 The Rockefeller Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The Rockefeller Foundation operates and organizes charitable trusts. The company supports grants, fellowships, and conferences for programs that try to identify and alleviate need and suffering. It was founded in 1913 by John D. Rockefeller Sr. and is headquartered in New York City, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Sonen Capital LLC
 Sonen Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sonen Capital LLC (Sonen) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Stuart Davidson and Raul Pomares in 2011. Sonen provides fee-based investment advisory and investment management services to individuals, banks or thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, or charitable organizations, corporations, private funds, and other business entities. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Justina Lai
| New York University | Undergraduate Degree |
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VCP I Inc
VCP I Inc Investment ManagersFinance VCP I Inc (VCP) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Vestar Management Corp. II founded in 1988 by Norman W. Alpert, Daniel S. O’Connell and Robert L. Rosner. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker)
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis. | Finance |
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC (LNW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Debra Lee Wetherby in 1990 and formerly known as Wetherby Asset Management, Inc. and Wetherby Asset Management LLC. They are owned by Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Co. LLC, a subsidiary of Laird Norton Enterprises, Inc. LNW provides investment and financial advisory services predominantly to wealthy individuals and families, as well as their trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, business entities, foundations and endowments. | Finance |
Sonen Capital LLC
Sonen Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sonen Capital LLC (Sonen) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Stuart Davidson and Raul Pomares in 2011. Sonen provides fee-based investment advisory and investment management services to individuals, banks or thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, or charitable organizations, corporations, private funds, and other business entities. | Finance |
The Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The Rockefeller Foundation operates and organizes charitable trusts. The company supports grants, fellowships, and conferences for programs that try to identify and alleviate need and suffering. It was founded in 1913 by John D. Rockefeller Sr. and is headquartered in New York City, NY. | Miscellaneous |
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