Hello, I'm Ted Sides, and this is Capital Allocators.

This show is an open exploration of the people and process behind capital allocation.

Through conversations with leaders in the money game, we learn how these holders of the keys to the kingdom allocate their time and their capital.

You can keep up to date by visiting Capital Allocatorspodcast.com.

Shortly after I finished the interviews for the Sustainable Investing miniseries, Black Lives Matter took center stage in the United States.

I asked around and discovered that the subject is uncomfortable for many to discuss, and that while many

CIOs are interested in being part of the solution,

most are not familiar with the underlying nature of the problem or the actions to take as a result.

This mini-series, diversity, equity, and inclusion, awareness, and action, is a four-part introduction to the issues at hand.

We'll explore what's been going on for a long time

and hear what some are doing about it. It's my small part in contributing to fostering the

conversation. My guest on today's show is Darren Dodson, the founder of Illumann Capital

of Venture Fund of Fund venture fund of funds that seeks to

invest in the best impact fund managers and takes them through a process to reduce implicit

bias in their business and investing decisions. Our conversation covers Darren's early experience

with discrimination, work backing more than a thousand entrepreneurs in post-Hurricane Katrina,

New Orleans, board work at impact-focused Calvert funds, and launch of Illumann.

We discuss Illumans' three pillars of academic research, investing in the thesis,

and training managers across hiring, investing, and board selection, all with the aspiration

to become better investors and take advantage of a huge inefficiency in capital allocation.

Please enjoy my conversation with Darren Dodson of Illumann Capital in this continuation of

our mini-series on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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