Loic Comolli

Portfolio Director @ The Schmidt Family Foundation

About

Executive, impact investor and social entrepreneur with 15+ years of experience in the impact space. Senior level experience in: - Investment: fund formation, investment strategy, deal evaluation, portfolio management - Financial management: financial statements, financial policies, budgeting - Strategy: Theory of Change, Objective/Strategy/Tactics (OST), Product/People/Place (PPP) - Capital raising: foundations, family offices, HNWIs - Entrepreneurship: business planning, start-ups, business modeling, mentoring/coaching - M&E: Balanced Scorecard, Impact Management Project, Impact Frontiers - Governance: board of directors recruiting, development, and management Areas of expertise include: - Climate finance and resilience - Diversity and inclusion - Sustainable agriculture - Workforce training and job creation

Country

United States

City

San Francisco Bay Area

Industry

Non-profit Organization Management

Skill

Business Strategy, Social Entrepreneurship, Nonprofit Organizations, International Development, Fundraising, Business Planning, Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Management, Management Consulting, Non-profits, Nonprofits, Strategic Planning, Strategy

Experience

Portfolio Director

The Schmidt Family Foundation

2025-3 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

San Francisco, California, United States

Portfolio Manager

The Schmidt Family Foundation

2024-1 - 2025-3 · 1 yr 3 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

Senior Investment Associate

The Schmidt Family Foundation

2023-2 - 2024-1 · 1 yr

San Francisco Bay Area

Responsible for regenerative food and agriculture impact investments

Board Member

NESsT

2023-2 - Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

Investment Committee Member

NESsT

2022-1 - 2024-8 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Member of the Investment Committee evaluating investments into small businesses pursuing DEI strategies in Central Europe.

Co-CEO

NESsT

2005-6 - 2023-2 · 17 yrs 9 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

Responsible for governance, strategy, impact fund management, finance, and capital raising. Highlights include: - 1000+ entrepreneurs advised and trained in 30 countries - $30M+ of capital raised from philanthropic donors and impact investors - Two impact funds launched in Latin America and Europe - Business acceleration programs launched in Brazil, Poland and Romania - Led partnership engagements with World Bank, Ford Foundation, and Accenture

Advisor

FootyMarket

2020-6 - 2023-2 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Berkeley, California, United States

Online marketplace for second-hand soccer gear

Advisor

ImpactMapper

2017-1 - 2019-6 · 2 yrs 6 mos

SaaS platform for data visualization and reporting in philanthropic sector

Consultant

Applied Economic Solutions/AES Consulting

2001 - 2004 · 3 yrs

- Responsible for data management and analytics using statistics and database management software. - Researched and analyzed mergers and acquisitions in several industries including telecommunications, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. - Calculated damages in excess of $1.2b. Supported drafting of expert reports filed in antitrust cases. - Responsible for ensuring transparent communications between antitrust attorneys and clients. Managed the presentation of work products to outside clients.

Associate

Charles River Associates

1998 - 2001 · 3 yrs

- Analyzed U.S. wireless spectrum in anticipation of the third-generation spectrum auction. Provided client with a comprehensive description of each market’s spectrum availability. Results were used by the client to predict other carriers’ bidding strategies during the auction. - Generated an interconnection model of DSL service for a foreign incumbent telecommunications carrier. Relied on public sources to estimate the cost of service and of interconnection to the carrier’s network. Reviewed industry studies to benchmark the results of the model. - Analyzed U.S. Post Office fee increases.