THE CAPITAL INSTITUTE TEAM

John Fullerton is the Founder and President of Capital Institute, a collaborative working to explore and effect the economic transition to a more just, regenerative, and thus sustainable way of living on this earth through the transformation of finance. Through the work of Capital Institute, regular public speaking engagements, and university lectures, and his experience as Principal of Level3 Capital Advisors, LLC, John has become a recognized thought leader in the New Economy space generally, and the financial system transformation challenge in particular.  Previously, John was a Managing Director of JPMorgan where he managed various capital markets and derivatives business around the globe, then shifted focus to private investments and was subsequently the Chief Investment Officer of LabMorgan before retiring from the bank in 2001. He was a member of the Long Term Capital Oversight Committee that managed the $3.6 billion rescue of the distressed hedge fund in 1998. He received a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan, and an MBA from the Stern School of Business at NYU. He can be reached at [email protected]

Susan Arterian Chang, Creator and Director of the Field Guide to a Regenerative Economy Initiative, is experienced in the world of both global capital markets and local economies.   She began her career as a financial writer covering the evolution of derivatives and risk management for a small international business research firm, Business International Corporation, where her colleague was Barack Obama. She wrote on a variety of investment and corporate finance topics for financial trade publications and  authored white papers for international consulting firms. She also worked as a foreign exchange analyst and on the strategic trading desk at MHT Bank. Susan was for seven years founding publisher of The White Plains Watch, an award-winning community newspaper in White Plains, New York, that championed local ownership and quality of life issues in a small city struggling to revitalize. The Watch was a gathering place where the community was encouraged to be active participants in telling the story of their city and in shaping its future.  Residents debated issues around open government, public finance, open space preservation, and urban redevelopment, and how best to preserve the integrity of the city's public school system. The paper was twice a recipient of the National Newspaper Association's General Excellence Award, and Susan was the recipient of  the Rotary Club's Business Ethics Award and the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from New York State’s Small Business Development Center.  She holds a BA in English Literature from Reed College and did graduate work in the MBA program of NYU’s Stern School of Business with a concentration in finance. She can be reached at [email protected].

Emily Walsh, Director of Communications, brings a diverse communications and marketing background with both agency and in-house experience to Capital Institute. She previously held the position of public relations and marketing manager for the U.S. arm of the global non-profit Slow Food and account supervisor for a mid-sized integrated public relations agency, where her clients included LEED-certified commercial and residential real estate developers. She has also worked with a wide variety of other non-profit clients. She holds a B.A. in International Political Economy from Fordham University at Rose Hill and a professional certificate in Digital Media Marketing from New York University. She can be reached at [email protected].

Marie McCann, Designer of the Field Guide to a Regenerative Economy initiative, is an artist, graphic designer, and environmental advocate. Marie holds dear the belief that if we can envision the world that we want to live in, we can realize it. A graduate of Parsons School of Design, she brings her expertise in design and digital media to the presentation of the Field Guides and is passionately pursuing new formats for digital storytelling. She is also an exhibiting artist and co-founder of “Eco-Neighbors,” a grassroots environmental advocacy group in White Plains, New York, that collaborates with local government to implement sustainable practices. She can be reached at [email protected] and mariemccann.com.

Tim MacDonald, Capital Institute Senior Fellow, is a theorist-practitioner in the evolving new field of purposeful investment by stewardship investors, and the principal architect of the Evergreen Direct Investing method. A lawyer by vocation, Tim integrates diverse experiences in finance, investment, and associated commercial transactions and their regulation, across multiple capital formation systems. A student of history, anthropology, and philosophy by avocation, Tim brings a multi-disciplinary, multi-generational, evolutionary worldview to the great challenges of our time presenting at the intersections of law, economics, and technology.  Tim is a summa cum laude graduate of Boston College (BA Philosophy) and holds a JD degree, magna cum laude, from Boston College Law School. He can be reached at [email protected]

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