Faith Driven Investing

Henry Kaestner cofounded the Faith Driven Entrepreneur, Investor, and Giving ministries, where he seeks to serve faith driven investors, funds, partners, advisors, and entrepreneurs through content and community. He is also a cofounder and partner at Sovereign’s Capital, a private equity and venture capital management company, and previously cofounded Bandwidth (BAND), a Nasdaq-traded telecom company based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Timothy Keller is the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, which he started in 1989 with his wife, Kathy, and three young sons. He is also the chairman and cofounder of Redeemer City to City (CTC), which starts new churches in New York and other global cities, and publishes books and resources for ministries in an urban environment.

Andy Crouch is partner for theology and culture at Praxis, an organization that works as a creative engine for redemptive entrepreneurship. He’s also the author of The Life We’re Looking For, The Tech-Wise Family, Strong and Weak, Playing God, and Culture Making.

Prior to his retirement in 2018, Obie McKenzie was managing director at BlackRock Financial, the largest institutional asset management firm in the United States. He is an accomplished public speaker and has been an expository Bible teacher for over thirty years, first as senior Bible teacher at Canaan Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, and now at Community Baptist Church of Englewood, New Jersey.

Finny Kuruvilla serves as the CIO for Eventide Funds, lead portfolio manager on the Eventide Gilead Fund, and portfolio manager on the Eventide Healthcare and Life Sciences Fund. He holds an MD from Harvard Medical School, a PhD in chemistry and chemical biology from Harvard University, a master’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT, and a bachelor’s degree from Caltech in chemistry.

Luke Roush cofounded Sovereign’s Capital in 2012 and is a managing partner in the firm. Prior to Sovereign’s Capital, Luke had twelve years of experience in global commercialization and business development at both venture-backed and Fortune 500 companies. He also cofounded 410 Medical, a medical device company focused on pediatric trauma.

Cathie Wood is the founder and CIO/CEO of ARK Invest. With over forty years of experience identifying and investing in innovation, Cathie founded ARK to focus solely on disruptive innovation while adding new dimensions to research.

Greg Lernihan is cofounder of Convergint Technologies. Started in a basement in 2001, Convergint is now the world’s largest privately held electronic security firm with over 2,400 colleagues globally. He currently dedicates his time to mentoring budding entrepreneurs, investing in impact-related companies, and supporting Christian ministries passionately serving all parts of the world.

Over the last twenty-five years, John and Ashely Marsh have guided over forty startup businesses in various industries, such as construction, real estate investing, advertising, and also multiple restaurants. Together, they have renovated over 220 buildings within ten blocks of downtown Opelika, and now they steward over $1 billion in redemptive real estate in nine small towns (with populations of 800 to 180,000) around America through Marsh Collective.

Will Thomas has been investing in organizations that demonstrate social and spiritual impact since 2013. Additionally, Will serves on the board of two publicly traded companies and as chairman of the board of Marketplace Chaplains. Previously, he was vice president at Capital Southwest Corporation, where he made investments in private companies and provided advice.

Efosa Ojomo leads the global prosperity research group at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, a think tank based in Boston and Silicon Valley. His work has been published and covered by the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, the Guardian, Quartz, Forbes, Fortune, The World Bank, NPR, and several other media outlets.

Richard Okello is a cofounder and partner at Sango Capital. Prior to cofounding Sango, Richard was a principal at Makena Capital, a large private endowment. At Makena, he managed portfolios with substantial emerging markets exposure and reviewed and critiqued hundreds of investment opportunities, ultimately investing over $15 billion into over 300 funds and co-investments across all major public and private asset classes globally.

Jessica Kim is the cofounder and CEO of ianacare, on a mission to encourage, empower, and equip family caregivers as they navigate care at home. Previously, at the age of nineteen, she started Jessica’s Wonders, a baked goods company, out of her college dorm room. She raised $1 million her senior year (with braces) and grew the company to national distribution.

Bryce Butler is the managing director of Access Ventures. Prior to starting Access Ventures, he was the executive director of the BlueSky Network, a venture philanthropy family office in southern Indiana with activities around the world in microfinance, clean energy, sustainable agriculture, mobile payments, and entrepreneurship/innovation.

In addition to being an NFL Super Bowl champion, Casey Crawford is the founder and CEO of Movement-a multibillion-dollar mortgage company. He is also a sought-after media guest whose appearances span CNBC’s "Squawk Box," Bloomberg, and Fox News with print features in the Wall Street Journal and TIME magazine.

In 1970, Ron Blue founded an Indianapolis-based CPA firm that has grown to be one of the fifty largest CPA firms in the United States. After leaving the CPA firm in 1977, Ron became administrative vice president of Leadership Dynamics International. He then retired from the financial planning firm in 2003 in order to lead Kingdom Advisors, an international effort to equip and motivate Christian financial professionals to serve the body of Christ by implementing biblical wisdom in their lives and practices. Ron is also the author of seventeen books on personal finance from a biblical perspective.

Rob West is the president of Kingdom Advisors, a professional association promoting the integration of a biblical worldview into financial practices. Rob is also the host of the popular radio and podcast series Moneywise, one of the leading sources for education and training for Christian advisors and investors.