Akasha Absher is the Co-President at Syntrinsic and Head of Impact Investing. She has more than 25 years’ experience in investment consulting, investment banking, fixed-income trading, risk management and nonprofit leadership and oversees the firm’s efforts to provide investment advice and strategic consulting to endowments, foundations, nonprofit organizations and philanthropic private clients. Akasha also Chairs the firm’s Portfolio Implementation Committee.

Akasha serves as Chair of the Board of Pinnacol Assurance and Chair of the Investment Committee; she is also the Treasurer of the Board of Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Management Advisory Committee Member for BH Credit Management LLC, and Investment Committee member for Gary Community Ventures.

Akasha was previously Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst at Lucidus Capital Partners and Caxton Associates. Prior to that, she was a Vice President and Senior Publishing Analyst at JP Morgan.

Akasha earned her bachelor’s degree in finance from Clark Atlanta University and her MBA from the Ross Business School at the University of Michigan. Akasha was voted one of Colorado’ Women’s Chamber of Commerce Top 25 Most Powerful Women in 2020 and a Girl Scout Woman of Distinction in 2021.  When not spending time with family, Akasha can be found practicing yoga and is a certified instructor. She enjoys hiking, reading, and traveling, both domestically and abroad.

 

“Our clients inspire me with the work they do every day to create an inclusive, sustainable, and just world. Our partnership provides them with the opportunity to be more strategic, scale community impact and grow assets for the future.

 

I’m also inspired by the inclusive and collaborative community in Denver across the public, private and nonprofit sectors. There are so many people coming together to figure out ways to create a society that is healthy and vibrant, and that is truly inspiring.”