Tell Me What Happened

Eric is driven by a single, fundamental question: how do we transform how power and resources are shared in our economy, while centering those who have been systematically excluded?

Eric mobilizes resources for underserved communities as both an investor and an educator. He is Vice President for Community-engaged Investing at Earlystone Management, a family office. He also leads an initiative at Harvard Law School focused on supporting labor pension fund trustees advocate for more responsible investing at their Funds.

Previously, Eric served as the Director of Impact Investments at Common Future, where he led the organization's impact-first investments by-for-and-with communities of color. Before, he was at Transform Finance, where he led educational initiatives for activists and organizers exploring paths for their communities to better engage with capital. He’s also worked at the Woodcock Foundation, where he supported the organization’s grantmaking and impact investments.

Eric serves on multiple boards and investment committees (New York Foundation, UUCEF, Invest Appalachia) and teaches “Capital for Good: Finance, Investment and Social Justice” to graduate students at CUNY.

A former Fulbright Grantee, Eric earned his MPA from Syracuse University and his MBA from NYU. He calls Brooklyn home.

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Robert (Bob) Bossie, SCJ is a 56 year member of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, a religious congregation located in over 40 countries. He worked at Chicago's 8th Day Center for Justice for over 32 years. The Center (which closed in 2018) was a faith-based collective of 30+ religious congregations committed to created a world of justice, peace and integrity of creation.

Bob focused his efforts on nonviolent resistance to nuclear weapons, war, as well as economic and environmental oppression. Though retired now, "he doesn't know how he found time to work before he was retired."

Bob was born in 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts, the middle child of seven. He spent four years in the US Air Force and five years in the military industrial complex maintaining and building various weapon systems including nuclear weapons systems. He often reflects that throughout those nine years with the military, no one in church, school, at work or among his friends ever asked if what he was doing was moral or not. He notes that he is not trying to cast guilt but to acknowledge how immersed is the military and violence in our culture and life. After all, we call it "military service" and say, "thanks for your service" don't we.

As part of his work, Bob has travelled to 30 countries and an equal number of US states. In his travels he met hundreds, if not thousands, of wonderful and inspirational persons. He has always been inspired by the song:

In the struggle, rewards are few.

In fact, I know of only two.

Loving friends and living dreams.

Such rewards are not so few it seems.

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Mullissa Willette is serving her first term on the CalPERS Board of Administration.

She’s an estate administrator with the County of Santa Clara, president of Service Employees International Union 521, and has served on multiple committees and commissions.

Mullissa has a Bachelor of Management, Public Administration from Southern New Hampshire University. She also holds certifications in public pension investment management from UC Berkeley, and advanced assessment analysis at the California State Board of Equalization.

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As a 6th grader, Tammy Fisher was bussed across town in Austin, Texas, to help desegregate the school system. On the first day of class, she is encircled by children who claim to have heard that she was racist. Young Tammy holds her ground, but spends the year in self-reflection.

Years later, Tammy connects that primary school experience to her interest in psychology and becoming a therapist.

Tammy is a Masters Level Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist-Supervisor and Sex Therapist in with extensive training in couples work and sexual issues. She provides clinical supervision for new clinicians as well as coaching and consults for fully licensed clinicians. Tammy has also presented at workshops and conferences on relationship enhancement, sexual pleasure, trauma and parenting.

A licensed therapist, more about Tammy Fisher and The Pleasure Principles can be found on her website.

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John Chisum is a veteran songwriter, recording artist, and coach, as well as founder and President of Nashville Christian Songwriters. He's also host of the popular podcast "Song Revolution with John Chisum."

John recalls dating an African-American classmate while they were both in grade school and the racism they both encountered.

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At the age of 6, Jay is sitting alone watching a horror movie that frightens him. When he runs to his father and tells him why he is scared, his father tells Jay, "Son, just change the channel." Jay does this and is immediately relieved. Now, as an adult, when his mind races to all of the potential horrors that might happen in real life, he calls to mind his father's sage advice

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Allie currently works in Democratic politics but has had a string of odd jobs along the way including camp counselor, olive picker, ice cream scooper, tour guide, and editor. She enjoys drinking coffee (always iced) and baking, playing and watching tennis, and spending all her nomadic time near the beach. One day she will get around to writing all the stories about her mom she wants to remember here: https://griefbabe.substack.com/.

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Woody Rini (they/them) is a nonbinary author and speaker who teaches "anti-self-help" methods. After a decade of failed "self help" attempts, Woody hit bottom and turned to support communities and therapists to heal. What started as a must for survival in mid-2021 has turned into multiple years of thriving growth, all as a result of asking for help instead of doing it alone. Woody now runs their own social support community, The Help Collective. Woody also offers coaching on executive functions like scheduling, task planning, and budgeting to creatives, queer folks, neurodiverse people, and anyone who is struggling to fit into the workaholic westernized culture we live in.

You can find Woody's book here: https://bit.ly/helpimoverwhelmed

You can find Woody's free support group and other services on their website here: https://www.thehelpcollective.com/

Woody and their spouse Preetha own an art business called Prints by Preetha where they sell empowering artwork that makes a difference. You can find their artwork here: https://www.printsbypreetha.com/

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Vonda leads the Global Capital Strategies initiative, at the Center for Labor & a Just Economy at Harvard Law School, focusing on financial strategies in service of labor and human rights, and a just transition to a low carbon economy. She also supports the Capital Strategies for a Common Good initiative, researching ties between movements for workers’ rights, environmental justice, and racial justice. Prior to joining CLJE, she led the Just Transition project and co-founded the Trustee Leadership Forum for Retirement Security (TLF) at the Initiative for Responsible Investment at the Harvard Kennedy School. Before her work at Harvard, Vonda was the Director of the Capital Stewardship Program at Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which was created to engage the capital markets and financial institutions in innovative ways. Prior to her time with SEIU, Vonda worked as a community organizer in Chicago, New York, and Boston with the Industrial Areas Foundation. She earned her B.A. from Calvin College and A.M. in Public Policy from the University of Chicago.

Hannah Rehak is a comedian, essayist, podcaster and filmmaker. She is the Communications Manager at Not Sorry Productions, an understudy at The Second City, the producer of Material Girls and Gender Playground, and the co-host of Nina, Hannah, and Emily in Paris. Hannah is a proud Chicago Public Schools and Macalester College alum with a background in critical race theory and media and cultural studies. She has spent time in Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Morocco, New York and Chicago working in the performing arts and new media. You can learn more about her and see her work at hannahrehak.com.

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