Regenerative Economics and Finance: A compass to navigate the polycrisis

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Our current economic system is trapped in a flawed theory of separation, scarcity, and competition. Yet, as Einstein said: “Theory determines what we are able to see.” So we allow it to define our lives.

For former investment banker John Fullerton it has become a life purpose to pursue ways to embody a new theory – a systemic approach that makes life itself the center of our understanding. A fundamental change in how we view institutions and individuals: To see life as interdependent nodes in one interconnected system rather than as isolated entities.

Regenerative economics provides a principles-based, theoretical foundation for redesigning economies to meet unprecedented demands. By introducing principles of living systems as the foundation for our current economics, the Greek “oikinomia” – literally the management of the household – takes on an essential new meaning.

With new clarity and vision, we begin to understand how the many institutions that make up our economy – from small businesses to multinational corporations, from banks to pension funds, from central banks to state actors – all can and must operate for the benefit and good of the whole, just as it works in life itself.
But institutions are made up of people and it is people who must feel called and empowered to change the system. A true call for change does clearly not just happen - so how do we facilitate and hold space for the internal transformation that needs to take place to embody this change towards a more holistic world view?

And how do we learn to work and thrive with complexity and holism, which is so new to us in a world full of simple metrics, KPIs and benchmarks?.

How do we bring transformation into the financial institutions whose actions so dominate the nature and outcomes of our economies?
 
These and other questions will be explored in a conversation between John Fullerton and Silja Nyboe Andersen.

About John Fullerton
 

John Fullerton is an economist, teacher, writer, and impact investor. Building on and integrating the work of many, he is the architect of Regenerative Economics, first conceived in his 2015 booklet, “Regenerative Capitalism: How Universal Patterns and Principles Will Shape the New Economy.”

After a 20-year career on Wall Street where he was a Managing Director of what he calls “the old JPMorgan”, he funded The Capital Institute in 2011, dedicated to the reimagination of economics and finance in service to life. 

John was featured in the 2021 award-winning documentary Going Circular and the newly released documentary Man on the Run revealing the Malaysian 1MBD scandal.  He is the co-founder of Grasslands, LLC, a board member of the Savory Institute, an advisor to numerous sustainability initiatives, and is a full member of the Club of Rome.

John received a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan, and an MBA from the Stern School of Business at NYU.

About Silja Nyboe Andersen

Silja Nyboe Andersen is a board member, holistic wealth advisor with an inner activist seeking to enhance our sensitivity to vitality. Silja has more than fifteen years experience in the impact investing space and has worked tirelessly as an investment activist in several capacities within the financial sector and family offices. She works as a coach and curator of events designed to empower individuals to use their resources as a lever for positive change and empowerment.

Silja holds several board positions in amongst others Planetary Impact Ventures, Thomas Harttung A/S and Jordens Hus. She holds an MSc in Economics from Copenhagen University