We Will and We Can How Brian Sheth is Changing the World with Impactful Philanthropy |
Posted: July 18, 2017 |
What does truly impactful philanthropy look like – for the planet, and for future generations? Perhaps something like this: · 83 species saved from extinction. · 50,000 miles of forests saved and conserved for future generations. · 350,000 acres of key habitat protected in the world’s biodiversity hotspots. · 120,000 children helped globally, with new programs and opportunities for learning and advancement. · 430 projects, built with 90 partnerships, in over 80 countries, backed by over $60 million in donations – and counting. · Building a brand new, multimillion-dollar campus for under-privileged kids at the Boys & Girls Club of Austin. Brian Sheth is a man on a mission of conservation and compassion. And he’s just getting started. Brian Sheth personifies investing with impact. In his business life, he rose from humble beginnings to becomea multi-billionaire as the Co-Founder and President of Vista Equity Partners. Sheth was listed in the Forbes 2018 World Billionaires list with an estimated net worth of $2 billion. He was also a member of Fortune’s 2015 “40 under 40” list and Forbes’ 40 under 40 in 2015.
It’s safe to say those software investments had impact. Today, Vista has $31 Billion in Assets Under management (AUM), owns over 50 software companies and has 65,000 employees worldwide. Vista is the fourth largest enterprise software company on the planet, behind only Microsoft, Oracle and SAP. Additionally, Sheth sits on a number of boards, including: The Active Network, Advicent, Aptean, Autotask, Bullhorn, DealerSocket, Global Wildlife Conservation, Greenway, MarVista Entertainment, MRI Software, STATS, Taxware, and Forcepoint.
Sheth also chairs Global Wildlife Conservation, an international organization working in over 50 countries around the world to protect wildlife and ecosystems. Austin, TX – Sheth’s hometown – had a big problem. The child poverty rate in the city has risen markedly in recent years – leaving many children in crisis, with almost no chance to reach their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.So… the Sheth Sangreal Foundation stepped in – and stepped up – and made a multi-million-dollar donation that largely funded a new Boys & Girls Club campus.
Brian and Adria Sheth at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the BGCAA Home Club on the Sheth Family Campus The Boys & Girls Clubs of Austin say the new campus will allow them to serve up to 1,000 more kids and teens each year, especially residents from Austin’s economically prosperous east side.
As Chairman of Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC) (visit website: http://globalwildlife.org), Sheth leads an organization whose mission is to “Conserve the diversity of life on Earth, where all of life has value and can flourish- plant, animal, and human. We can retain, restore and revitalize our planet.” What’s the ROI on investing in environmental conservation? “In a real dollar term, every billion dollars that we invest in environmental preservation has about a 110 “X” return,” says Sheth. “Not just clean water, clean air and clean food, which are all important things, but also direct benefits to folks like arable farmland, soil preservation and more.” GWC conserves the diversity of life on Earth by safeguarding wildlands, protecting wildlife and supporting guardians. Since GWC was incorporated in 2008, the organization has protected more than 350,000 acres of key habitat in the world’s biodiversity hotspots, protected habitat for more than 150 threatened species and for more than 17,000 other species to prevent them from becoming threatened in the future. GWC partnered with the Museo de Historia Natural Alcide d’Orbigny in Bolivia to successfully rediscover the Sehunecas water frog in the wild, including a Juliet for Romeo, no longer the world’s loneliest frog. The campaign has garnered a record amount of global attention (including Earlier this year, GWC celebrated the rediscovery in Indonesia of the world’s largest bee, Wallace’s giant bee, one of the Search for Lost Species’ 25 most wanted lost species. With partners, GWC established the first private nature reserve in Haiti. In 2018, GWC captured incredible photos of a Javan rhino, one of the world’s rarest animals, in Ujung Kulon National Park, where GWC is working with partners to conserve the species.
In a “fireside chat,” Sheth and Norton discussed the importance of conservation and saving endangered species to every individual, all communities and the planet. Emmy and Tony award winner Tate Donovan served as the event’s emcee. As he says on the Sheth Sangreal website…
Based on his history – it would be foolish to bet against him. “We Will and We Can” –
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