OUR TEAM

Newday Impact is a financial services company that helps people invest in the positive change (or impact) we need to see in the world — today. 

We don’t just invest for impact, we create it.

Since its inception in 2017, Newday has focused relentlessly on delivering the outcomes that are most important for impact investors. Newday is an impact-only asset manager. We leverage our strength to encourage portfolio companies to become more responsible stewards of environmental and social resources, and we partner with some of the leading organizations in conservation and development to deliver real impact outcomes.

Newday Impact portfolios address major ethical issues and are designed and constructed around a combination of UN Sustainable Development Goals and ESG principles using a rigorous, repeatable process. Insights from deep research into the behavior of the companies whose securities are in the portfolios helps Newday Impact deliver portfolios more aligned with the change responsible investors want in the world.

Our partnerships with leading organizations driving and championing positive change provide Newday Impact with unique access to guidance on achieving higher levels of impact.

Team

Doug Heske

Chief Executive Officer

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Heske is a game changing and awards winning business leader with a consistent record of transforming new businesses for rapid expansion. He brings more than 25 years of investment management, Impact, and leadership experience to the industry and his individual accomplishments include building and leading several wealth management organizations in California.

Prior to joining Newday as CEO, he ran the Private Client business for Stone & Youngberg, LLC a leading responsible public finance organization which was acquired by Stifel Nicolaus & Company in 2010. Doug was previously President and CEO of Nollenberger Capital Partners, Inc. (NCPI), a San Francisco-based broker/dealer and registered investment advisor. He was instrumental in developing NCPI’s wealth management business and orchestrated the firm’s sale to Sterne Agee in 2011. Prior to NCPI, he was the California Regional Director of Piper Jaffray, and a member of the firm’s Operating Committee. During his thirteen years with Piper Jaffray, he launched the firm’s wealth management business in San Francisco, led significant growth for the business across California, and created the firms impact and responsible investment platform.

He has served on the Executive Committee of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA) Western District since 1996 and was acting chairman from 2002—2004. He is currently a member of SIFMA’s Regional Wealth Management Round Table and has served on FINRA’s District 1 Committee. In addition, he is a past board president of The Edgewood Center for Children and Families, where he was a board member for eight years. Currently, he serves as a Director for Safe and Sound, and a board trustee for the Oakland Museum of California. 

Shireen Eddleblute

Director Corporate Engagement & Advocacy | Co-Portfolio Manager

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Ms. Eddleblute has over 20 years of investment management experience and a decade long involvement in philanthropy and non-profit volunteerism. She is currently the Director of Corporate Engagement & Advocacy and Co-Portfolio Manager and was formerly the Director of ESG Research and Chief Diversity Officer at Newday since August 2021. She was previously a Senior Equity Analyst and Portfolio Manager at RBC Global Asset Management since September 1999. Ms. Eddleblute also served as an Equity Research Analyst at US Bancorp Asset Management, Inc. and an Institutional Analyst at Wellington Management Company LLP. Prior to that, she was a Registered Sales Associate and Assistant Syndicate Coordinator at Prudential Securities. Ms. Eddleblute is a graduate of the Fisher School of Business at The Ohio State University and holds an MBA with honors from the Sawyer School of Business at Suffolk University. She holds the CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing, holds a certificate in ESG Investing from Columbia Business School, and is DEI certified from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. 

David Hsu

Chief Compliance Officer

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As Newday’s Chief Compliance Officer Mr. Hsu is responsible for Firm’s overall risk management and regulatory compliance program.  He brings over two decades of compliance experience in asset management, investment banking and capital markets.  Prior to Newday he was a Public Finance banker with InspereX and 280 CapMarkets where he worked with municipal bond issuers structuring financing solutions for public infrastructure improvement such as schools, roads, sewers, and public transportation and CCO of Stone & Youngberg, the most active underwriter of California and Arizona Municipal Bonds.  He has been an advisor to a number of startups in the Bay Area focusing on FinTech companies that seek to democratize investing and make traditionally institutional investments more accessible.  He has bachelor degrees in Economics and Psychology from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.   

Matthew Zimmer 

Director of Governance Research | Co-Portfolio Manager

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Mr. Zimmer joined Newday Impact as part of its acquisition of Magni Global Asset Management in January 2021. As Director of Governance Research and Co-Portfolio Manager, Mr. Zimmer has responsibility for the Newday governance research process and helps oversee Newday’s equity portfolios. He has more than 20 years of research and investment experience with expertise evaluating macro-level economic and political developments to inform investment decisions. Mr. Zimmer served in a similar capacity as Director of Research at Magni where he developed their proprietary methodology for governance research at both the company and country level. Prior to joining Magni, he was a Principal at eStandardsForum, a data service provider that monitored the country compliance with international financial standards, as well as a Program Officer for the Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee, a consultancy and advisory firm focused on issues related to financial reform. A long-time advocate for environmental and social causes, Mr. Zimmer served as a Business Development volunteer with the United States Peace Corps in Ukraine (1995-1997). Mr. Zimmer received an MBA in International Economics from Pace University, a Masters of International Affairs in International Economic Policy from Columbia University, and a B.S. in Business Administration and Economics from the University of Florida. 

Don Decourcy

Director of Operations

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Mr. DeCourcy joined Newday Impact as part of its acquisition of Magni Global Asset Management in January 2021. He brings more than a decade of portfolio management, client relations, and operational expertise to the firm. In his current role, Mr. DeCourcy establishes new client accounts, rebalances portfolios, calculates performance data, as well as other key operational duties. Prior to entering the asset management industry, he worked for U.S. Bank in its Corporate and Business Credit Card department, also in an operations and client relationship capacity. Mr. DeCourcy’s interest and skill in finance, investments, and governance has led to a strong commitment to ESG impact investing. Mr. DeCourcy received an MBA in Finance from the University of Minnesota and a BA in Economics from Trinity University.

Justin Snyder

Marketing & Design

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Having joined Newday Impact in January 2021, Mr. Snyder is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the firm’s efforts to increase brand awareness and its day-to-day social media efforts, particularly those related to Newday partnerships, its mission-driven investment strategies, and the firm’s responses to environmental, social, and governance events. Mr. Snyder ensures these efforts are conducted in alignment with investor ESG missions, highlight ESG causes, as well as communicate the Newday’s ESG value proposition. Mr. Snyder has held creative, marketing, and digital specialist roles at several investment-related and technology-related ventures, including ThreeFold Foundation, DecentraNet, and BlockStar. Mr. Snyder received a J.D. in International Law and Legal Studies from American University Washington and International Business, Trade, and Tax Law from Esade, a global academic institution driving meaningful change through social commitment and innovation. He received a B.A. in Economics from West Virginia University.

Nathan Stanley

Data Analytics Associate

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Nathan joined Newday Impact in June 2022. Nathan has assisted in improving Newday’s scoring algorithm and database, analyzed and documented industry leading ESG reports, and helped provide key insights for the creation of new investment portfolios. Nathan is proudly aligned with Newday’s mission to create a more sustainable market place and utilize financial tools in improving economic and social climates around the world. Outside of Newday, Nathan is a professional saxophonist who frequently plays shows across California. Utilizing his musical experience, Nathan frequently donates his time by playing charitable and philanthropic events and has helped raised money for several social and environmental causes. Nathan recently received a B.S. in Business Administration from California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo, along with a Concentration in Quantitative Analysis and a Minor in Statistics.

Board

Doug Heske

CEO, Newday

Anne Popkin

Newday

Ankur Jain

Emergent Ventures

Advisory Board

John Brown

Managing Partner, Sands Point Consulting, LLC

Nathan Dungan

Share Save Spend

Erik Krieger

Founder and Managing Partner, Riverlake Partners

Nancy Heinan

Former General Counsel at Apple

Lindsay Lee

Authentic Ventures

Chid Liberty

CEO, Made In Africa™

Alex Meek

Moxion Power Co.

Rich Moran

Former Partner at Venrock Venture Capital

Suzanne Rotondo, MPA

Founding Principal, Redshift Leadership

Colbi Stahl

Casamigos, Wasserman

Gunther Stein

Former Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Symphony Asset Management 

Steve Young

Caux Round Table for Moral Capitalism

Contact

email us at info@newdayinvesting.com