Beata Kirr has joined The Copia Group (TCG) as chief impact officer from her role of senior investment strategist at Bernstein Private Wealth Management.
Kirr had been at Bernstein Private Wealth for 16 years, serving in a number of roles including head of core strategies, co-head of investment strategies, and co-head of investment and wealth strategies, overseeing a $100 billion investment platform. She led the firm’s cross-asset class responsible investing portfolio evolution and created the Investment Committee for Bernstein Impact Alternatives, which is Bernstein’s custom private equity and venture capital impact fund.
Prior to Bernstein, she held leadership positions at Aurora Investment Management and Goldman Sachs.
“We are excited to welcome Beata into the TCG family,” said Shundrawn Thomas, founder and managing partner at TCG. “Beata is a seasoned professional investor and a true innovator in the impact investing space. She brings deep experience in alternatives to the table and embodies our values with her passion for empowering diverse investors and entrepreneurs. Her hire further strengthens our team as we continue to build our culture one leader at a time.”
The Chicago-based firm has been building out its leadership team, most recently hiring Todd Schneider as CFO and Peter Washington as head of originations.
In the new role, Kirr will be a member of TCG’s investment committee and will be primarily responsible for delivering a distinctive impact investing platform and establishing TCG as a thought leader in the impact private markets.
“I am thrilled to be joining TCG in a natural evolution of my career,” said Kirr. “In my time at Bernstein Private Wealth, as part of overseeing our investment platform, I drove the creation and expansion of our impact investing offering which grew to over $6 billion in assets. I also founded our Women & Wealth Institute and podcast series.”
She said she firmly believes in TCG’s mission of being an inclusive capital provider for diverse-owned businesses, ultimately working to close a wealth and lending gap that is still far too wide.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled to join this talented team of investors and align my purpose and passion with my work,” she added.
