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DESCRIPTION:As humanitarian aid agencies buckle under the collapse of finan
 cial support\, should the private sector step in to invest in refugees and
  integrate them into the economy? \n\nChristine Mahoney and John Kluge Jr.
 \, researchers and co-authors the Summer 2026 SSIR cover story\, “Buildi
 ng the Refugee Economy\,” argue that investing in refugee-led enterprise
 s can be a strong source of economic and social gain for all.\n\nJoin SSIR
 ’s deputy editor David Johnson for a live conversation with Christine an
 d John. They’ll discuss their research with refugee entrepreneurs\, mode
 ls for success\, and how impact investors can use their capital to help mi
 llions of refugees.\n\nAbout the Speakers\n\nChristine Mahoney is chief in
 novation officer and a professor of public policy and politics at the Univ
 ersity of Virginia's Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy\,
  and a leading scholar-practitioner in social entrepreneurship and impact 
 investing. She founded Social Entrepreneurship at UVA and has raised more 
 than $40 million to advance research\, teaching\, and community impact pro
 grams. She directs the Tadler Program on Impact Investing in Appalachia an
 d chairs the Local Impact Investing Fund of the Charlottesville Area Commu
 nity Foundation. \n\nChristine Mahoney and John Kluge Jr are co-authors of
  the upcoming book\, Banking on Belonging: Why Investing in Refugee Entrep
 reneurs Benefits Everyone.\n\nJohn Kluge Jr. is a social entrepreneur and 
 impact investor working at the intersection of refugee economic inclusion 
 and regenerative enterprise. He founded the Refugee Investment Network (RI
 N)\, which mobilizes private capital to support refugee entrepreneurs and 
 host communities worldwide. John is co-founder & CEO of Thistlerock Mead C
 ompany and serves on the boards of the Montpelier Foundation\, Norwegian R
 efugee Council USA\, and the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum. \n\nChristi
 ne Mahoney and John Kluge Jr are co-authors of the upcoming book\, Banking
  on Belonging: Why Investing in Refugee Entrepreneurs Benefits Everyone.
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SUMMARY:Building the Refugee Economy: An SSIR Author Conversation
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 y-an-ssir-author-conversation
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