Martin Whittaker is the CEO of JUST Capital. He is responsible for the overall leadership of the organization. Previously, Martin was a founding partner and investment committee member at Sonen Capital, an impact investing firm, where he led private equity, real asset and direct investing activities. Before that, Martin was a Director of MissionPoint Capital Partners, a private equity firm; a Senior Vice President at Swiss Re, where he was part of the Environmental and Commodity Markets team; and a Managing Director at Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc., a pioneering investment advisory and research firm within the environmental finance space. Martin also holds Board positions at the CREO Syndicate investment network and the Carbon Disclosure Project U.S.
Martin is a member of the Forbes Financial Council, a member of the 2017 Classy Awards Leadership Council, and has previously served as a judge for Fast Company’s 2016 World Changing Ideas Awards.
Martin received his Ph.D. from University of Edinburgh, an MBA from the University of London, a M.Sc. from McGill University and a B.Sc. from University of St. Andrews. Martin has also served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto, and provided expert testimony on environmental markets to the U.S. Senate.
Equality Index 
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2020 SOBA Essays 
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