Five Leading Foundations Selected to Participate in Cavendish Global Health Impact Forum

Forum uniquely brings together leading family offices and their foundations seeking impact investment and grant-giving opportunities within health and life sciences

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Oct 31, 2014, 09:30 ET

NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cavendish Global announced today the selection of five accomplished foundations to participate in the Cavendish Global Health Impact Forum taking place Monday, November 10^th to Thursday, November 13^th at Oxford University in the United Kingdom. The selected organizations and the participating representatives includes:

Panel Chair: Mr. Alexander Rossides, President and Co-Founder of The Social Impact Exchange, a membership based community of leading family offices and foundations which provide the funding needed to scale-up organizations capable of solving significant social problems in health, and education
John Feather, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of Grantmakers In Aging, the national association of grantmaking foundations that work to improve the lives of older people. Dr. Feather is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Society on Aging, Treasurer of the National Hispanic Council on Aging and Board Member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
Christopher A. Langston, PhD, Program Director of the John A. Hartford Foundation, and is responsible for the Foundation's grantmaking in support of its mission to improve the health of seniors.
Joseph M. Smith, M.D., Chief Medical and Science Officer, West Health Institute and the West Health Policy Center. Dr. Smith directs the West Health Institute's medical and clinical research and is a co-manager of West Health Investment Fund. Dr. Smith was named one of "20 People Who Make Healthcare Better" by Health Leaders Magazine in 2010.
Lawrence (Larry) A. Soler President and CEO of the Partnership for a Healthier America; is devoted to working with the private sector to ensure the health of our children by solving the childhood obesity crisis; a nonpartisan nonprofit that is led by some of respected health and childhood obesity advocates, including First Lady Michelle Obama, PHA's honorary vice-chairmen The Honorable William H. Frist, MD, and US Senator Cory A. Booker.

These representatives of respected foundations will participate in a panel discussion to share how they identify innovations with the potential for transformational impact on chronic diseases, including the wellness of seniors. Accomplished experts from these foundations will provide insights into innovative approaches to managing chronic diseases. The panel will also explore initiatives to maximize the health and wellness of seniors. The newest thinking and methods will be explored.

The purpose of the by-invitation Forum is to help family offices and foundations develop and implement their individual impact investing and grant-giving programs within health and the life sciences. To accomplish this mission the Forum showcases presentations and panel discussions by leading scientists, accomplished healthcare delivery professionals, private-sector companies and institutional investors engaged in developing innovations with the potential for transformational impact on disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

Michael Moffat, Cavendish co-founder and President said, "This is an exceptionally talented group of individuals with a well-developed knowledge of what it takes to successfully innovate in chronic diseases and the health challenges facing the elderly. Each of them have supported and helped develop compelling programs for medically and socially important innovations in these areas. We are glad they have this opportunity to share their knowledge, experience and resources with our members this November at our Oxford University hosted Forum. The quality and originality of their insights will be intriguing to our members."

Cavendish Global consists of over 150 leading family offices and foundations from around the world with combined assets of over $190 billion who share a passion for pro-social endeavors within health and the life sciences. The Cavendish Global Health Impact Forum provides family offices with a discrete, peer-to-peer knowledge expansion and relationship building environment, combined with the information and educational resources required by foundations actively seeking to accelerate technological innovation and health access through sustainable philanthropy, grant-making and impact investing. The Forum is also an opportunity for family offices to champion and share information on projects and organizations, which they are passionate about with other family offices from around the world.

About Cavendish Global
Cavendish Global provides leading family offices and their foundations from around the world with a discrete, peer-to-peer knowledge expansion and relationship building environment, combined with the innovative resources required to help develop and implement their individual impact investment, grant-giving and philanthropy programs within health and the life sciences. Cavendish Global provides family offices with a number of innovative advisory and digital resources, which includes Cavendish Impact Forums. A unique gathering of leading family offices, Cavendish Forums take place three times each year and are hosted by leading institutions around the world. In May of 2014 the Cavendish Global Health Impact Forum was hosted at the United Nations Headquarters, Secretariat Building New York, The Rockefeller University and The New York Academy of Sciences. Following the Oxford University hosted Cavendish Forum in November of this year, the Cavendish community of family offices will next convene in the spring of 2015 in the United States.

For more information: http://cavendishglobal.com

CONTACT
Michael Moffat, Chief Executive Officer, Cavendish Global
Telephone: +1-607-282-4261
[email protected]

TO ENQUIRE ABOUT ATTENDING THE CAVENDISH GLOBAL IMPACT FORUM CONTACT:
Gwen Snyder, Cavendish Global
Telephone: +1-607-282-4261
[email protected]

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