Born in Egypt to a Syrian Jewish family that fled Nasser's persecution of Jews, he settled in Britain and co-founded Apax Partners, one of its first venture capital firms. He is widely called the father of social impact investing.
Venture capitalist and social investment pioneer · b. 1945
Born in Egypt to a Syrian Jewish family that fled Nasser's persecution of Jews, he settled in Britain and co-founded Apax Partners, one of its first venture capital firms. He is widely called the father of social impact investing.
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