Vonda Brunsting

Director, Global Worker’s Capital Project, Center for Labor and a Just Economy, Harvard Law School

Vonda Brunsting is the Director of, the Global Worker’s Capital Center for Labor and a Just Economy at Harvard Law School.

Recently, Vonda worked in partnership with the Grantham Institute at LSE to launch a project on Investing in the Just Transition, which aims to build a clean energy economy that works for communities and working people.

Previously, she was director of the Capital Stewardship Program Service Employees International Union (SEIU).  Vonda served as a trustee on the SEIU Master Trust Pension Plan and on the board of the Council of Institutional Investors.

Prior to joining SEIU‚ Vonda Brunsting co-founded two community organizations devoted to leadership development and community change and worked on community finance initiatives at the University of New Hampshire and the Harvard Business School.

She currently serves on the Boards of the Noyes Foundation, the Good Work Institute and the Shareholder Association for Research and Education (SHARE).   She received her B.A. from Calvin College and holds a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Chicago.

All Sessions by Vonda Brunsting

  • SHARE Investor Summit Day 1

    Feb. 15

  • 2:30  - 3:30 PM
    During this session, trustees, plan sponsors, First Nations and foundations will share their experiences in improving the governance of their respective investment funds, with a specific focus on building the bench and developing leadership among those with governing roles over pools of capital. This session will address key questions from those responsible for appointing and supporting trust officers, trustees and investment committee members including:

    1. How can we inspire interest and participation in asset owner governing boards among relevant stakeholders?
    2. What kinds of skills, values and characteristices help trustees and investment committee members be effective?
    3. How can governing bodies incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion strategies into their succession planning?
    Where
    Breakout Room 1 (Stanley Park Ballroom)



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