Ron D. Cordes, co-founder of the Cordes Foundation, is an impact investor who deploys 100% of the foundation’s assets. See sector focus and contact routes.
Ron D. Cordes, co-founder of the Cordes Foundation, is an impact investor who deploys 100% of the foundation’s assets into social entrepreneurship focused on economic inclusion, environmental stewardship, and gender lens investing, with a distinctive thesis of avoiding companies lacking women in leadership. The foundation invests across both equity (60–65%) and debt, targeting frontier markets and developing-world enterprises such as MicroVest Holdings (microfinance), Bridge International Academies (education in Africa), and Soko (ethical jewelry in Kenya). While specific check sizes and stage preferences aren’t publicly detailed, the portfolio includes convertible debt and private equity in early-to-growth stage social enterprises serving low-income populations.
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