THIS IS US
Black-owned & women-led
LORNA M. HAYDEN
CEO & FOUNDER
Lorna M. Hayden is an accomplished entrepreneur who started her career in investment banking in San Francisco at Lehman Brothers. She later joined broker-dealer Progressive Asset Management, the first full-service socially responsible securities firm in the U.S. After this experience, she covered both the Los Angeles and San Francisco markets as a financial consultant at Merrill Lynch. She then turned her attention to hedge funds and joined forces with a top-ranked registered investment advisor, commodity pool operator and global macro hedge fund ranked #1 by Morningstar and Barron’s magazine. Throughout Lorna’s career, she has established several businesses—among them the first ethically conscious, environmentally driven hedge fund in the U.S., Genesis Social Fund Management as reported by Institutional Investor magazine. She currently resides in the U.S. and Europe.
IMANI RAMESES
CHIEF INTEGRITY &
ESG OFFICER
Imani Rameses oversees Greenwood Hayden Legacy Partners’ Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices and policies to ensure that every decision is made with the integrity and accountability of the company values. Her background in biology, neuroscience, and performance art creates a unique and interdisciplinary perspective on how to address the challenges of building a holistic investment firm.
CATHARINA CRAMER
chief of staff &
head of communications
Catharina Cramer has several years of experience in public relations, social media and marketing strategies. As an independent consultant, she has developed numerous PR campaigns for a wide range of clients in industries such as arts, architecture or real estate. At Greenwood Hayden Legacy Partners she is responsible for the strategy and execution of all external communications. Her oversight includes marketing, corporate communications, social and traditional media engagement.
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Experienced institutional-grade oversight with access to substitute skills
JAMES PHILIP COPPOLA III (“J.C.”)
Investment advisory
James Philip Coppola III (“J.C.”) has spent over three decades in the asset management, merchant and investment banking, private equity, and securities industry. According to Morningstar his track record ranked in the top 25% for over a decade (1998–2008). Morningstar and Barron’s ranked Mr. Coppola, the #1 Global Macro Fund Manager, separately, for the years 1994, 1995, 2000, and 2001. Additionally, he was responsible for quantitative management and the structuring of discretionary and systematic alternative investment strategies at a New York City-based US$ 9.6 billion institutional advisory boutique during the early 2000s. Coppola began his career as a registered institutional hedging specialist at the top-producing West Coast regional office of Prudential-Bache Securities — formerly Drexel Burnham Lambert. Afterwards, he moved to Merrill Lynch and became an awarded producer covering middle markets and investment advisors. Most recently, he has been focused on structuring mergers and acquisitions transactions, private equity as well as debt capital markets and structured derivatives transactions in varied industries. Coppola has resided in the major business centers of New York City, San Francisco, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Bangkok during his career. He is actively engaged in his community in Bangkok, serving as a mentor to young adults without access to formal education.
KENNETH R. MARKS
Strategic development
Kenneth R. Marks has held numerous senior executive and board assignments in a successful career spanning over four decades. In his past, he was a Senior Advisor to Fulcrum Funds and LKM Ventures, responsible for capital sourcing, directing due diligence and evaluating opportunities. He has worked with early-stage alternative investment funds and was successful securing a commitment for US$ 50 million of seed capital from a Fortune 500 company pension plan. As Director of Mergers and Acquisitions for NYNEX, he played a vital role in the US$ 1.5 billion FLAG project, the world's first and longest privately funded undersea fiber-optic system, an alpha landmark achievement for the Kingdom of Thailand. Marks has consistently accomplished distinguished services in senior roles. He was the Vice President of Merger Integration at Verizon Communications; CEO of Global Directory Services (Yellow Pages) as well as the President of NYNEX Computer Services. He is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program. Additionally, he serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Dominican College, and as a member of the Board of Trustees at De La Salle Academy – the only private, independent school in New York City specializing in creating opportunities for academically talented children from marginalized communities.
Photos: © Abiona Esther Ojo
our philosophy
As a new breed of alternative investment firms, it is not enough for us to simply seek returns. We believe that the system under which Americans accumulate wealth, must also include our humanness. Environmental, social and racial equity as well as financial returns are not mutually exclusive – it is the new imperative.
Greenwood Hayden Legacy Partners is the first Black-owned, women-led U.S. alternative investment firm to receive the official “Certified Pending B Corp” status from B Lab, the non-profit-organization behind the B Corporation Certification. The pending status paves the way for Greenwood Hayden Legacy Partners to become a fully certified B Corp in 2023. With the B Corp Certification, our business is designated to meet high standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency.