When Logics Collide: Rethinking Risk, Power, and Purpose in Finance
In this episode of More Than Profit, Bryce Butler sits down with Linda Gordeychev, a bilingual finance professional, former teacher, and systems thinker who’s helping to reshape the way large capital allocators align their investments with their values. Linda’s story begins on Long Island as the daughter of immigrants, continues through Villanova and Teach for America, and now finds her working at Ethic, where she builds customized values-aligned portfolios for institutional clients.
Together, they explore how language and power shape access, how traditional finance often misses the deeper mission of philanthropy, and why donor-advised funds (DAFs) offer both opportunity and risk when divorced from meaningful engagement. Linda reflects on her own journey from hedge funds to impact investing, the tensions between identity and capital, and how participatory governance and collaborative giving could help reimagine the future of wealth transfer.
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