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Recognizing the lack of access most investors have to private market investments – Citizen Mint was founded and built on accessibility and a curated investing experience. Our team handpicks and deeply researches each investment for both financial return and the ability to have a positive impact. We’re creating new and more direct pathways to invest, and we hope you’ll join us.
Over the last decade, there’s been a shift in the industry. With societal and environmental changes, clients want to align their financial resources with personal values. That’s why we created Citizen Mint — a platform built to connect investors with exclusive private market opportunities that can align with your clients’ unique values.
Josh Hile, CEO and CIO of Citizen Mint, has spent the last ten years managing and consulting for both ultra-high net worth individuals as well as the pensions and 401(k) plans of Fortune 100 companies. Most recently, he was Director of Investment Strategy and Research at a $16B registered investment advisor (RIA). While there, Josh led efforts around Values-Aligned Investing capabilities, where it was proven time and time again that positive impact and solid returns can coexist.
After observing these trends, the need for private capital to address global challenges became undeniable. Josh realized that without innovating a new system, his clients would fail to achieve their goals, and the pressing issues affecting our planet would remain unresolved.
Josh found exceptional, like-minded co-founders and teammates to help build a platform that expands access to exclusive investment opportunities, yielding both a more engaging and values-aligned experience for clients while also allowing advisors the potential to bolster portfolio returns.
We believe streamlining access to private markets can elevate advisor practices, unlocking the unique benefits private markets can provide. By democratizing entry into these exclusive spaces, we aim to empower advisors with the tools to tailor investment strategies that align with clients’ values and aspirations, fostering a new era of financial stewardship.
In the past, opportunities to invest in social and global challenges were reserved for private markets and the elite few. But this model is slowing down progress. We believe that more access to these worthwhile projects can create quicker societal and environmental impact while also giving clients a solid financial return.
Prior to Citizen Mint, Josh was the Director of Investment Strategy & Research at Laird Norton Wealth Management, a $16 billion registered investment advisor (RIA) headquartered in Seattle, WA. He was instrumental in developing, maintaining, and improving LNWM’s impact and sustainable investing capabilities for both public and private markets. He was further responsible for worldwide sourcing, ongoing due diligence, and the monitoring of all equity asset managers as well as real estate, private equity, private debt, and venture capital opportunities. Prior to this, Josh worked at Russell Investments performing due diligence on fund managers for Russell’s mutual fund and consulting divisions (Russell advised on $2.2 trillion). Josh has a B.A. in Business Administration and an M.B.A. from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business. In addition, he is both a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Before joining Citizen Mint, Marshall worked as a software engineer across various industries and guided multiple projects from concept to millions of active users. As employee #7 at MedBridge (200+ FTEs), he worked closely with the CEO and led the Patient Engagement team, building a core product used by healthcare professionals and patients throughout the country. In other roles, he has led initiatives to increase scalability and security, integrate large enterprise systems, and build marketing funnels across a range of mediums. Marshall has a B.S. in Informatics from the University of Washington.
James was most recently the co-CIO and Head of Private Investments at Alberta Investment Management Co (AIMCo) where he partnered with a global team to manage the $170bn investment program. At AIMco he had direct responsibility for overseeing the existing $50bn+ Private Asset portfolios and reviewing all new investments across Private Equity and Venture Capital, Infrastructure and Renewables, Real Estate, and Private Debt and Loans. Previously, James was the CIO, Equities at Russell Investments, managing $100bn+ in global multi strategy equity investments. He has worked in South Africa, USA, UK, and Canada in various investment roles over the past 25+ years and is a keen private investor, a founding partner of AMP Investment Partners and More Than Capital Advisors. James holds a BSc. in Statistics and Economics from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, an MBA from University of Witwatersrand and is a CFA Charterholder.
Dom is an Investment Manager at Ceniarth, a family office focused on impact-first investments globally. She leads due diligence and monitoring on a range of deals, from direct to fund investments, to deliver positive impact for underserved and vulnerable populations. She started her career in asset management before moving into the impact space. Prior to joining Ceniarth, she was a Manager in the international development team of Social Finance UK, working on innovative finance solutions and designing outcomes-based financing structures. She is currently on the board of the Impact Hub London, a social enterprise supporting start-ups in the climate and diversity & inclusion space. She holds a MSc Finance degree from London School of Economics and an MBA from London Business School.
Ken has over 30 years of experience in global financial services as a lawyer and senior executive. He is the former Chief Legal Officer of Russell Investments where he was responsible for the Compliance, Global Risk Management, Government & Community Relations, Internal Audit and Legal Departments. Ken led Russell Investments’ preparations to become a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment and was active in its diversity efforts. Prior to joining Russell Investments, Ken spent 16 years with Goldman Sachs in London and Hong Kong which included serving as General Counsel of the Investment Banking Division and General Counsel of Asia-Ex Japan. Ken serves on the boards of Covenant House International, the University of Puget Sound, and The 5th Avenue Theatre. He holds BA and BS degrees from the University of Puget Sound and a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania where he also studied at The Wharton School.
Larry was previously an audit partner at Deloitte and head of the Technology, Media, and Telecommunication (TMT) practice for Washington State. He was also the chair of the Fast 50 and Fast 500 program for Washington, recognizing the fastest-growing companies in the state. Larry has vast experience across numerous industries and was responsible for overseeing all venture capital, clean tech, software, hardware, internet, life science, and telecom clients in Washington. In addition, Larry was a board member for private cloud provider Blue Box which IBM successfully acquired in 2015.
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