Michael Anders is a founding partner of ICONIQ Capital, a global firm that advises and invests on behalf of some of the world’s most influential families and organizations while driving transformation at the intersection of technology and traditional industries. Michael is also the founder and chairman of ICONIQ Impact, which convenes ICONIQ’s extraordinary community of families, founders, and organizations to catalyze collaborative philanthropy for giving at scale. To-date, ICONIQ Impact has advised on nearly $600M in grants, tackling the world’s most urgent challenges, including climate change, education and economic mobility, ocean health and other impact areas. Prior to ICONIQ, Michael worked at Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Franklin Templeton, Fidelity Investments, and Societe General (in Paris and London). He was a founder of GivingCapital, which developed turnkey charitable products for large financial service firms and then helped in the structuring of their high-net-worth client’s charitable giving. He received his B.A. in political science and communication studies from URI, as well as a certificate in international economics from Columbia University. He serves on the boards of the World Surf League and Firewire Surfboards, and he received URI’s Distinguished Achievement Presidential Award in 2022. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.