Summary of The 3 Minute Interview: Amit Bouri, CEO & Co-Founder of GIIN

Hi All,

Just read this concise interview with Amit Bouri, CEO of GIIN, ahead of their annual forum in Berlin. He makes a compelling case for impact investing as both a response to global demand—affordable housing, sustainable food, healthcare, education—and as a scalable investment strategy. His message resonates with my own conviction: capital, when deployed with discipline and intentionality, can serve as a regenerative force and catalyst for systemic change. For those of us working in private markets, this is where the opportunity lies—aligning returns with resilience. Highly recommend the read, and if you’ll be at the GIIN meeting in October 8-9 (Berlin), let’s connect.

What is your take on impact investing? I would love to hear from you as well!

The 3 minute interview: Amit Bouri, the GIIN | Impact Investor

Ahead of its annual forum in Berlin, Amit Bouri, CEO and co-founder of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), talks to Maha Khan Phillips about the evolution of the impact investing industry, the vital role of institutional investors and catalytic capital, and what comes next.

Impact InvestorMaha Khan Phillips

Key takeaways

• Industry Growth & Maturity:
  Since GIIN’s founding in 2009, impact investing has grown into a $1.57 trillion market across nearly 4,000 organizations. What once lacked institutional weight now benefits from the participation of large investors and family offices, giving the field momentum and legitimacy.
• Global Demand & Societal Needs:
  Bouri emphasizes that people worldwide are calling for change—affordable housing, sustainable food, healthcare, education. Impact investing is uniquely positioned to deliver these outcomes, aligning financial returns with societal progress.
• Emerging Markets:
  Opportunities exist in emerging markets where companies and intermediaries are proving their ability to deliver impact at scale. Yet geopolitical caution holds some investors back. Catalytic capital—flexible, risk-taking funding from foundations, governments, and family offices—is vital to crowd in mainstream investment.
• Institutional Investors & Tools:
  Institutional investors are increasingly recognizing that sustainable financial returns require sustainable societies. Tools like IRIS+ have improved impact measurement, while GIIN’s global training programs are helping investors build capacity and transparency in impact practices.
• Catalytic Capital’s Role:
  Catalytic capital remains essential to push into harder-to-reach markets and experiment with innovative models where traditional capital hesitates.
• Future Outlook (5 years):
  Bouri predicts a “deeper transformation” where investors will orient around building a sustainable future. He envisions impact investing as a central tool in reshaping the private sector’s role in society and the planet.