Investing for Good: Making Money and Making a Difference

Our second YLP event will feature Dr Andy Kuper AO, CEO & Co-Founder of LeapFrog Investments, who will speak on the topic “Investing for Good: Making Money and Making a Difference.”

Andy will share insights from his work at LeapFrog Investments, highlighting how the “Profit with Purpose” philosophy demonstrates that capital can deliver both strong financial returns and meaningful social impact. He will also discuss his experiences, key lessons, and practical strategies for aligning profit with purpose—offering inspiration to invest for both success and positive change.

OUR GUEST SPEAKER:

Dr Andy Kuper AO, CEO & Founder, Leapfrog Investments, is an investor and entrepreneur whose Profit with Purpose philosophy has shaped diverse industries and countries. He founded LeapFrog Investments in 2007. Within a decade, Fortune ranked LeapFrog as one of the top 5 Companies to Change the World, alongside Apple and Novartis. In 2022 in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, Andy was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for “distinguished service to the impact investing industry, to global business leadership, and to financial inclusion”.

LeapFrog’s companies now serve 559 million people in Africa and Asia with healthcare, financial tools or climate solutions. Those companies also support more than 33 million jobs via the 24 million MSMEs they finance and protect.

Global investors, including many of the world’s leading financial institutions, have committed several billion dollars to the firm’s growth equity funds. With this backing, LeapFrog’s portfolio companies have grown on average 22%  per year since investment. Several have been sold successfully to industry leaders including Prudential Plc, Swiss Re, AXA XL, Allianz, Standard Chartered and Fidelity.

Andy has been recognised by the Economist Group for demonstrating how “to change the way we invest as individuals, institutions and societies”. He has received global leadership awards from WEF, YPO, IIS, EY and other institutions. He has been a faculty member or visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge, Harvard University and Columbia University.

Born and raised in South Africa, now an Australian, Andy holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge. He has authored two books on globalisation and governance and is co-author of publications with diverse leaders and Nobel laureates.