TEDxSanJoaquin - Ron Cordes - Catalyzing Capital to Change the World November 11, 2011

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Ron D. Cordes is co-Founder of the Cordes Foundation, which he and his wife Marty created in 2006. The primary focus of the Foundation is to utilize social entrepreneurship and impact investing as tools for global poverty alleviation.

Ron has enjoyed a 25+ year career in the investment industry, having co-founded and then sold AssetMark Investment Services to Genworth Financial (NYSE:GNW) in 2006. He is currently Co-Chairman of Genworth Financial Wealth Management, which is responsible for over $ 22 bb of assets under management.

Ron is a member of the Board of Regents of the University of the Pacific, as well as Chairman of the Board of Stakeholders for the University's Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship. In addition, he is a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, and on the boards of Fair Trade USA, MicroVest Holdings, the Sarona Fund, and the East Bay Community Foundation.

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