Lisa Kleissner
Lisa Kleissner (born 1954) is an impact investor and co-founder of KL Felicitas Foundation, Toniic, and Hawaii Investment Ready.[1][2][3]
Early life
[edit]She was raised in Hawaii[2] where she graduated from Kamehameha Schools in 1972[4] and then University of Hawaii.[1] She was an early employee at Apple.[2]
She met her husband, Charly Kleissner, when she was in high school.[3]
Professional life
[edit]In 2010, she and her husband founded Toniic, a group for impact investors.[2]
The Kleissners were early investors in Biolite, which produces clean energy stoves, and MA'O Organic Farms.[2]
In March 2013, she launched Hawaii Investment Ready, an organization that fosters socially-minded businesses.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/blog/2013/08/not-business-as-usual-for-next.html. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b c d e Debter, Lauren. "Meet The Silicon Valley Alumni Trying To Change The Way We Invest". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ a b Schultz, Abby. "Champions of Impact Investing". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ "I Mua Winter 2018" (PDF). I Mua Newsroom.