Arthur Wood

Arthur held prominent positions at several renowned financial institutions. He was a Financial Consultant at Merrill Lynch's top global office and an Institutional US Aerospace Defence and geopolitical broker analyst at MCB. At the Coutts Group, he served as the Senior Manager of Group Investment Advisory, overseeing global product development for Coutts' five global entities in the UK, Offshore, Switzerland, Asia, and the US. Moving on to Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, Arthur became a Senior Director in Change Management and Head of Product Development & E-Commerce. Under his leadership, his team was honored by PAM as the most innovative product development house in London, surpassing both Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. Their groundbreaking work on E-Commerce was recognized by McKinsey as being at the cutting edge of commercial applications.

Arthur's social sector involvement extends over 15 years. His leadership roles include being a Group Member at Ashoka and the Founder of Social Financial Services based in Washington DC and New York. In partnership with UBS, he introduced the concept of "Market-based solutions for Philanthropy" and co-authored the pioneering UN paper on Impact Investment and the transition to Outcome solutions. Among his innovative financial solutions are the first Blended Value Structure, the Eye Fund developed with Deutsche, and the SIB/DIB, as recognized in the Cabinet office history. Arthur's significant contributions include assisting numerous Social Finance Entrepreneurs across various sectors and co-authoring the business case that brought JP Morgan into the realm of Impact Investment.

Arthur has held several board and advisory posts. He was a Social Agenda council member at the World Economic Forum, setting the agenda for Davos. He served as an expert advisor to the OECD on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Metrics, and Blockchain. Other roles include being on the Executive Committee of the Board at Ecolint, the world's largest international school, and serving on the board of Big Issue Invest. Furthermore, Arthur is a founding member of the Canadian Social Finance movement and has worked with former US and UK regulators on new global legal paradigms for development that have been passed into US law. His dedication to the social sector is further showcased by his role on the B Corp Advisory Board.

Arthur speaks English, French, Italian, Norwegian, and bad Spanish. He holds a BSc (Hons) from the London School of Economics and an MBA from SDA Bocconi in Milan, Italy, as well as Groupe HEC in Jouy en Josas, France. His financial training includes Merrill Lynch's Series 5, 7, 15, and 64, obtained in London and New York.