Net Impact Summit 2026
Open to the U-M Community.
Join the Net Impact at Ross 2026 Summit for a day of conversations and connections exploring how graduate students can build careers that drive meaningful social and environmental impact.
The inaugural Summit will bring together students from across the University of Michigan with leaders working across impact investing, philanthropy, sustainability, corporate social impact, and nonprofit and impact consulting. Through a keynote, practitioner panels, and networking opportunities, attendees will learn how professionals, many of whom are UMich alumni, have built careers in impact working across sectors, explore emerging trends shaping the field, and learn how organizations are deploying capital, strategy, and business expertise to address pressing social and environmental challenges.
Whether you are actively pursuing a career in social impact or simply interested in how you can create positive impact through your future work, the Summit is an opportunity to learn from practitioners, explore career pathways, and connect with a community of impact-minded graduate students and professionals.
Ticket fees: $30 for non-member, $15 for Net Impact at Ross members, $10 for undergraduate students.
Breakfast and lunch are included in your ticket.
Please pay your ticket fee via Venmo @Kyla-Sherap, or Paypal via paypal.me/AbigailAlpernFisch . If you have any questions regarding payment, please contact our VP of Finance, [email protected].
Agenda:
- 9:30 check-in/breakfast programming begins at 10:00
- Keynote: Stacey D. Stewart — President & CEO, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD); Ross MBA, Forbes 50 over 50
- Career Journeys Across the Impact Spectrum Panel
- Ian Swedish — Principal, CCS Fundraising — Ross MBA ’10/Ford MPP ’09
- Gabe Doss — Corporate Philanthropy, Google.org — Ross MBA ’21
- Vaish Shastry — Director of Impact Acceleration Platform, ECMC Group — Ross MBA ’18
- Moderated by Eric Schwartz — Professor of Marketing, University of Michigan Ross School of Business; Co-founder, BlueConduit
- Fireside Chat: Mission-Based Careers Across Sectors
- Meghan Chapple — Vice President of Sustainable Operations, The Rockefeller Foundation — Erb alum (Ross MBA/SEAS M.S.)
- Broderick Johnson — Executive Vice President, Public Policy & Digital Equity, Comcast; Board Member, Obama Foundation — J.D. ’83
- How Institutions Deploy Capital, Strategy, and Business Expertise for Impact
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- Neesha Modi — Director of Programs and Social Investments, The Kresge Foundation — Erb alum (Ross MBA/SEAS M.S.) ’12
- Brittany Szczepanik — Co-Founder and Owner, Positive Scenarios Consulting — M.S./MEng ’17
- Nzinga Broussard — Senior Director of Impact Measurement Sorenson Impact Institute — PhD ’08
- Moderated by Yaquta Fatehi from William Davidson Institute
A special thank you to our corporate and co-sponsors including: Rackham Graduate School, CCS Fundraising, Business + Impact at Ross, The Erb Institute, The School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS), The Ross School of Business Program Office, The Ford School for Public Policy, Zelle Lurie Institute, and Energy Club at Ross