Nancy Pfund is a trailblazer in impact investing and the Founder and Managing Partner of DBL Partners, a firm that demonstrates how venture capital can deliver both top-tier returns and positive social and environmental impact. She has backed transformative companies including Tesla Motors, SolarCity, Pandora, Chestnut Carbon, and Bellwether Coffee, helping shape the clean energy and sustainability sectors.

Nancy’s leadership has earned widespread recognition, including the Impact Leadership Award from Impact Capital Managers and Springboard Enterprise Investor of the Year (2024), Forbes Women 50 Over 50: Investment list (2023), and San Francisco Financial Woman of the Year (2022). She has also appeared on Forbes’ Impact 50 List and Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business.

Beyond investing, Nancy serves on the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society and the inaugural Board of Directors of the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation, among other advisory roles. A frequent lecturer at Harvard, Stanford, and Yale, she holds a BA and MA in anthropology from Stanford and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.