Eric Stephenson is Co-Chair of the Cordes Foundation as well as Director of Operations & Client Service at Align Impact and member of its investment committee. He works to advance the firm’s work helping investors and advisors create and implement impact investing strategies. Prior to Align, Eric was the Portfolio Director at the Cordes Foundation, tasked with mission-aligning 100% of the endowment across asset classes, and overseeing the Foundation’s philanthropic initiatives. He started his finance career on the fund investments team at Hamilton Lane and global leasing group at Xerox. Eric serves on the board of the Cordes Foundation and advisory councils for Duke University's CASE i3 and The Investment Integration Project (TIIP). He earned his BBA from Temple University, MA from University of the Pacific and is an active CAIA charterholder.