Harnessing Finance to Build a More Peaceful World: Scott Weber President and CEO, Peaceinvest

The Beyond Capital Podcast

Peace and invest aren’t two words you necessarily hear together very often, but Scott Weber is here to change that. The President and CEO of Peaceinvest, a Geneva-based global investment firm committed to transforming finance into a force for positive change, Scott started his career at the United Nations in humanitarian and political affairs.

His current role places him at the epicenter of global peacebuilding through strategic investments, an ambitious and solutions-based approach to creating more inclusive societies and economies.

Hear more about Scott’s intriguing work with Peaceinvest as well as his hot takes on everything from the availability of plant-based proteins to the ups and downs of early adulting.

• What is peacebuilding and how is it inherently different from peace negotiation or peacekeeping (2:38)
• How do we build inclusive economies that bind societies closer together? (4:17)
• A look into the on-the-ground work that Peaceinvest is leading (6:15)
• How Peaceinvest is breaking the notion that you have to accept lower returns in order to have impact (10:04)
• Scott reveals the most viable form of plant-based protein to address global food insecurity (13:09)
• The lessons Scott has learned about resilience by working in some of the most dangerous parts of the world (16:16)
• Scott shares insights into his leadership style and why he thinks it’s essential to promote and mentor young employees (18:59)
• Why the global debt crisis is one big financial trend Scott is watching (27:23)