Episode 66: Diversity Investing Pioneer William Crowder




Confessions of a Marketer show

Summary: <pre><code> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;On the latest episode of #theipod, Garnet and Mark are joined by &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamcrowder/&amp;quot; rel=&amp;quot;noopener noreferrer&amp;quot; target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&amp;gt;William Crowder&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, entrepreneur in residence at &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamcrowder/&amp;quot; rel=&amp;quot;noopener noreferrer&amp;quot; target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Morgan Stanley&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, for a discussion about investing in diverse founders. William has a background that includes originating &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.cvcatalyst.com&amp;quot; rel=&amp;quot;noopener noreferrer&amp;quot; target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Comcast Catalyst&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, that company’s diversity fund, which was the first of its kind. He also runs Aperture VC, which is building a corporate partner network that invests in diverse founders and companies that are defining the new multicultural mainstream. At Morgan Stanley, William helped architect the multicultural innovation lab. This was a great discussion with a diversity investing pioneer.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; </code></pre> <p></p>