Investment Office
Impact Investment Platform
Oberlin College and Conservatory established the Impact Investment Platform in 2013 to guide socially conscious investments of Oberlin’s endowment. The platform initially was seeded with $5 million of the endowment, with expanded allocations in subsequent years.
Completed in 2024, Oberlin’s geothermal energy system represents a critical component of the institution’s goal to be carbon neutral by 2025.
Photo credit: William Bradford
Impact Investment Advisory Group
The Impact Investment Advisory Group, a nine-member panel made up of Oberlin students, faculty, alumni, members of the Board’s Investment Committee, and Oberlin’s Chief Investment Officer, was created in June 2022 with approval from the Board of Trustees.
The IIAG provides support and advice to the Investment Committee to further promote the Impact Investment Platform in the endowment. Its student members, known as IIAG Fellows, are exposed to rich learning opportunities that play a key role in guiding the future of Oberlin.
In collaboration with the Investment Office, the IIAG designs and implements research related to impact investing, evaluates issues and trends, makes recommendations to the committee, and educates Oberlin students and the community more broadly on impact investing and the endowment overall.
Oberlin students interested in future opportunities with the IIAG are encouraged to contact the Office of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at asdean@oberlin.edu.