LOGAN YONAVJAK Mobilizing Investors to Build a Better World

Mobilizing Investors to
Build a Better World

About Logan

About Me

I’ve been actively involved in the conversation about harnessing the capital markets for good for over a decade. My work has spanned private equity firms, endowments, foundations, nonprofits, social enterprises, and family offices. My vision is for trillions of dollars to move into a regenerative economy that allows all life to thrive.

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Strategy & Research Services

Collaborating with investors to align their portfolios to bring forth the changes they want to see in the world.

Investment Research & Thought Leadership

Synthesizing trends in specific industries/thematic topics to focus investment strategy – including regenerative investing and ecosystem services

Investment Strategy & Financial Modeling

Direct and fund-level investment strategy and proforma development

Deal Screening & Impact Measurement

Impact-focused deal screening and evaluation, and the development of impact measurement strategies and reports for both investors and companies

Client Work Portfolio

Below is a selection of three clients I’ve advised over the last decade.

Align Impact

Performed due diligence on sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and timber deals for an impact fund that serves HNW clients and family offices
EIP Ecosystem Investment Partners - Ecological Restoration Through Mitigation Banking
Ecosystem Investment Partners

Ecosystem Investment Partners

Co-authored a report sizing the Ecological Restoration market in the United States

VertueLab

Co-created a portfolio level impact measurement methodology for a seed-stage impact fund focused on clean tech

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Thought Leadership

Below is a snapshot of over fifteen years of academic and blog writing on the regenerative economy.

Data-Driven Green Bonds

01 Feb 2019 | The inability to differentiate net environmental benefits amongst bonds has resulted in a lack of premiums in the green bond market. To grow the market, we emphasize data-driven bond ratings as the solution. 
Triple Pundit Logan Yonavjak Moving Beyond VC New Investment Structures Impact - Regenerative Economy & Regenerative Investing
New Investment Structures for Impact

New Investment Structures for Impact

11 Oct 2017 | The VC model puts a lot of pressure on entrepreneurs to grow their companies quickly. Is this the best investment structure for all impact companies? In this article we examine other models for early-stage investment that are emerging. 
Triple Pundit Logan Yonavjak Blockchain Comes to Diamond Trade - Regenerative Economy & Regenerative Investing
Blockchain Comes to the Diamond Trade

Blockchain Comes to the Diamond Trade

15 May 2018 | The diamond industry has struggled for decades to make its supply chain more ethical, environmentally-friendly, and transparent. Could blockchain technology be the solution we’ve been waiting for? 

Testimonials

Logan became a key writer for [Next Billion, our blog about development and enterprise] for the next few years, going far beyond my initial ask and exploring endless topics for the site. That's indicative of Logan's drive and passion for impact investing, both of which she brings to all aspects of her work.

Tracy Pell

Marketer | Formerly World Resources Institute
Logan is an exceptional talent. She is a rare combination of skills and ability. [...] During her time [at Yale], Logan worked on several successful projects with me - most significantly a framework for evaluating environmental impacts of green-labeled fixed income instruments (primarily green bonds). I know Logan to be a principled, tireless and creative champion in the sustainable finance space.

Todd Cort

Faculty Co-Director | Yale Center for Business and the Environment
Logan was the engine that made the team run. An incredible asset to the program!

Todd Gartner

Director, Natural Infrastructure Initiative | World Resources Institute
I've worked with Logan on a variety of consulting projects; I see her as a proactive, thoughtful, and visionary colleague who can help turn vast projects into actionable, bite-sized pieces, and follow through on the action steps. I trust her ability to navigate the world of investment and appreciate her deep passion for researching and creating new investment mechanisms for funding revolutionary change!

Erin Axelrod

Partner & Worker-Owner, LIFT Economy
I have known Logan in a variety of professional contexts going back to her time at Yale. She’s deeply knowledgeable about sustainable investing -- and the evolving world of Environmental/Social/Governance (ESG) metrics. She played a significant role in helping to get the Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance up and running. Logan is not just well-informed, but dedicated, bright, and energetic. She’s an emerging star in the sustainable business world!

Dan Esty

Director, Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy; Co-Director, Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance
Logan has a full basket of talents and experience from policy to projects to spreadsheets. I worked with Logan on a Conservation Investment Note program and a presentation to the ACES Conference on preparing a cash flow business plan, to mention just a couple of collaborations. Looking forward to our next project together.

Patrick Coady

Senior Director, Seale & Associates
Logan is a dynamic thought-leader, systems-thinker, and entrepreneurial force for good. Logan's innovations include helping HIP Investor design new impact metrics for sustainable banks globally, pioneering the fossil-fuel free investing competition at Yale, and engaging impact investors to allocate towards higher impact portfolios. Logan is masterful across borders, languages, and disciplines. Always willing to team up (and laugh) with Logan.

R. Paul Herman

CEO, HIP Investor Ratings & Portfolios

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