Alix Lebec is a founding member of WaterEquity, where she helped build a global asset manager focused on water, women, and sanitation in emerging markets. She also previously worked at the World Bank, Clinton Global Initiative, and Water.org, where she mobilized $260 million in capital. In 2020, Alix launched LEBEC to support philanthropists, investors, and entrepreneurs and drive a paradigm shift in global finance. Alix is also a Limited Partner at Polymath Ventures, co-founder of the World Climate Tech Summit, and serves on the Board of iDE Global — as well as a dedicated dancer. Whew!
Key takeaways from this action-packed episode:
- How an economic development trip to visit communities in Cambodia in an air-conditioned van at the age of 26 had an eye-opening effect on Alix and her career trajectory (4:21)
- Why starting her advisory firm during the height of the pandemic proved auspicious (9:32)
- Why Alix thinks entrepreneurship is the best teacher (12:06)
- Alix declares the days of Zoom calls and panel discussions are not enough if we want to enact true meaningful change (17:12)
- Why the rise of corporations investing from their balance sheets is a movement worth watching (18:54)
- How catching a choreographer’s dance routine on Instagram marked a major life moment for Alix (22:10)
- Alix shares how her daily commitment to dance grounds her and prepares her for whatever comes her way (23:47)
- The art of being a late bloomer (29:59)
What is The Beyond Capital Podcast?
Tune into the Beyond Capital Podcast to discover how the C-Suite thinks about social impact as a business grows. Learn about how social values and causes integrate into a company's operations, product, culture - and ultimately - its success.
Eva and Ed have built, scaled and sold companies worth millions. We are active early-stage investors with more than 20 current investments. We sit on private and public-company boards, and we believe strongly in business as a force for good.
From the CEO of a company serving two and a half million healthy school meals a week to one of the world’s first and most successful recycling entrepreneurs, in each episode our candid conversations show how and why profit can be married with purpose. Inspiring leaders will articulate their philosophies and share the mark their business will leave on the world. You will be inspired by these stories to explore your own possibilities for social impact because money and meaning can co-exist!