Our Team
Impact Engine values having a team with varied work and life experiences and identities. Firm values include authenticity, excellence, humility, resourcefulness, camaraderie, inclusivity, optimism, and determination.
JESSICA DROSTE YAGAN
Partner & Chief Executive Officer
ANDER Iruretagoyena
Vice President
Roger liew
Partner
Demetrius Palmer
Analyst
PRiya Parrish
Partner & Chief Investment Officer
Leslie Polster
Senior Analyst, Finance & Operations
Tasha Seitz
Partner
Maggie Stohler
Senior Associate
Cara Wood
Vice President of Finance and Operations
Advisory Board
JOE AGUILAR
Chief Investment Officer, Illinois State Treasury
NOELLE LAING
Chief Investment Officer, Builders Initiative
ROXANNE MARTINO
Co-Founder, OCEANM19 LLC
Liz Michaels
Former Co-CEO, Aperio Group
AMIE PATEL
Partner & CEO, Elevar
Jane DiRenzo Pigott
Managing Director, R3 Group LLC
Emeritus Board
These individuals and their vision were instrumental in the start of Impact Engine as one of the world's first impact accelerators in 2012. Their foundational collaboration and execution made our existence possible.
Linda Darragh
Former Larry Levy Executive Director of the Kellogg Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative
JAMIE JONES
Director for Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) and Associate Professor of the Practice of Management at the Fuqua School of Business
CHUCK TEMPLETON
Managing Partner, S2G Investments