Director of Impact InvestmentThe Velocity Collaborative, Friedkin Philanthropies
Merrill Gregg is the Director of Impact for the Velocity Collaborative, an initiative of Friedkin Philanthropies. The Velocity Collaborative is a US-based, globally operating philanthropic collaborative that addresses pressing environmental problems using innovative approaches at the intersection of philanthropy, business, and impact finance. By strategically impacting the distance, time, and speed through which transformational outcomes are realized, the Velocity Collaborative accelerates visionary solutions that unite business-oriented approaches and the expertise of nonprofit leaders.
Friedkin Philanthropies comprise the philanthropic endeavors, charities, and corporate social responsibility efforts of the Friedkin family and The Friedkin Group, and are driven by the experience, expertise, and passions of Chairman and CEO Dan Friedkin. The diverse companies affiliated with The Friedkin Group are unified by a shared mission: to provide best-in-class experiences that inspire joy and purpose. As an initiative of Friedkin Philanthropies, the Velocity Collaborative is a bridge between The Friedkin Group’s business acumen and the Friedkin family’s passion for investing in meaningful philanthropic endeavors.
Before joining Velocity, Ms. Gregg spent the last five years developing innovative conservation finance models. Ms. Gregg established Texas' first revolving loan fund capitalized with philanthropic program-related investments for land acquisition and led an inaugural mission-related impact investment portfolio at Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation.
Prior to her career in nonprofit conservation finance, Ms. Gregg was a vice president of marketing at Brigade Capital Management, a $16 billion credit asset manager based in New York City, and worked at Goldman Sachs for seven years. She serves on the board and finance committee of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, a joint Canada-U.S. nonprofit organization that works to protect one of the last intact mountain ecosystems left on Earth. She graduated from Princeton University with a degree in History.