GLC was founded on the premise that profitability and social impact are not mutually exclusive.

Conscious Investing

GLC is not just an investment firm; we are an amalgamation of our experiences as first-generation Americans, minorities, parents and immigrants.

While we have individually proven our investment acumen and our contributions to uplifting marginalized members of our community, as a team the resulting synergies will expand our vision and scope resulting in greater positive impact and profitability.

We look ahead to a more sustainable existence with a more equitable distribution across members of our joint society.

The diversity of experiences and perspectives of GLC’s founders and board members will help identify investments with the greatest likelihood of addressing matters concerning broad cross-sections of society. GLC will leverage the trailblazing accomplishments of Robert Rooks, CEO of the Reform Alliance, in his two decades of social impact work. Combined with the investment experience of Frank Garcia and Simon Sominsky, the firm will coalesce investor capital with marketable ideas and laudable intentions.

GLC will reward its investors with a stellar return profile while concurrently demonstrating a positive societal impact by focusing on early-stage companies seeking to introduce disruptive technologies or business models to both nascent industries and to core industries which have lagged in incorporating secular evolutionary trends. This approach of assessing the relevance of a target investment to emerging industry-specific dynamics will further optimize long-term growth capacity.

You can accept things for how they are or accept the responsibility for changing them.

- Robert Rooks

Our Organization

Investment Team

Frank Garcia

Housing Expert
Founder
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Simon Sominsky

Aviation Expert
Founder
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Wayne Dennis

A.I. Technology Expert
Analyst
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Technical Advisors

Mardi Kari

Mortgage Originator
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Christopher Wallace

Fintech VC Investor
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Michal Prywata

Aerospace Engineer
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Vishal Amin

Aviation Regulatory Specialist
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Technical Advisors

Investment Diligence
Experienced industry leaders, on the cutting edge of technological and operational advancements, will serve on the investment committee ensuring robust due diligence on investments

Impact Advisors

Impact Orientation
A globally recognized social reform activist and an experienced impact investor with expansive social presence & reach will oversee adherence to GLC’s core impact mission

Robert Rooks

CEO, Reform Alliance
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Joshua Martin

Impact Investor
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Impact Orientation
A globally recognized social reform activist and an experienced impact investor with expansive social presence & reach will oversee adherence to GLC’s core impact mission

Strategic Advisors

Capital Sourcing
Commercial and non-profit leaders who have raised billions in social impact & PE strategies and have unparalleled connectivity to institutional investors will facilitate a streamlined LP capital raise

Arielle Ring

Capital Raising
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John Basage

Lawyer, Entrepreneur
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Capital Sourcing
Commercial and non-profit leaders who have raised billions in social impact & PE strategies and have unparalleled connectivity to institutional investors will facilitate a streamlined LP capital raise

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Arielle Ring BBAM Head of Capital Markets
Arielle graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth College with an A.B. in Government. She is currently Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at BBAM, an alternative asset manager with $20 billion of AUM. At BBAM, she also heads up the firm's ESG efforts. Prior to joining BBAM in 2008, Ms. Ring worked at Citi Investment Banking in the Global Industrials Group. Ms. Ring has structured and raised over $10 billion of debt, managed and sold a public company, completed over $8 billion of M&A transactions and raised $2.5 billion of institutional capital. She has 16 years of experience in the industrials sector.
Joshua Martin Former NFL Linebacker & Impact Investor
Multi-hyphenate operating at the intersection of wellness and social impact. Prior to playing in the NFL for 7-years, Josh attended Columbia University where he studied Anthropology. During his professional football career he was named the inaugural NFL Personal Finance Bootcamp Ambassador, an advocate promoting the importance of financial literacy amongst his peers. Josh is a multifaceted entrepreneur with experience across Franchising, Arts, Media & Entertainment, and Business Strategy. His experience in Media & Entertainment spans from producing television shows to sideline reporting for CBS Sports. Josh works with non-profit organizations, including the Harlem School of Arts, providing resources to help underserved populations thrive. 
Vishal Amin Aviation Regulatory Expert
As an aerospace and transportation mobility expert Vishal has worked across the government, private sector, and startups - spanning roles across Safety, Sustainable Aviation, Operations, Regulatory and Policy. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force, a commercial-rated pilot, an air traffic controller, a former U.S. diplomat, and a political appointee who served in various leadership roles at the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board and the US Embassy in New Delhi. Vishal’s depth and breadth of relationships across Washington DC and across the global aviation industry have enabled bilateral agreements and business expansion globally. Vishal currently serves as a Commissioner overseeing the Baltimore-Washington International airport appointed by the governor of Maryland.
Christopher Wallace Fintech VC Investor
Christopher Wallace is a FinTech focused Investor who recently raised a ~$2mm Angel fund backed by Bain Capital, Greycroft, Quiet Capital, JAWS, and the founders of Public, Alloy, and Orum. To date the fund has made 5 core investments into b2b crypto/fintech infra (Caliza), fee-free smb payments (Hopscotch), ecomm payments infra (Kasheesh), alternative investing (Poolit), and consumer EM banking (Umba). Chris previously spent 3.5 years at Greycroft ($2B AUM) focused on early-stage FinTech and worked in Product Strategy at Orum ($86mm raised). He graduated from Columbia University (BA, Economics) and completed one year at Harvard Business School before dropping out. Chris is an On Deck Angel (ODA5) and a Venture Partner for Contrary Capital.
Robert Rooks CEO Reform Alliance
One of the nation’s premier criminal justice reformers with over two decades of experience. He has been instrumental in winning groundbreaking criminal justice reforms with an extensive list of major legislative victories across the country. Previously co-founded and CEO of Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ), the largest state-by-state public safety reform organization in the nation. He also served as the Organizing Director for the Yes on Proposition 47 campaign in California, on the Executive Committee for Florida’s groundbreaking Amendment 4, and as Criminal Justice Director for the NAACP.
Michal Prywata Co-founder of Phantom Space Corporation
Pioneering investor focusing on creating solutions with significant human impact. At 19yrs old he invented one of the world’s first brain computer interface technologies which developed into a public medical robotics company and since them has founded various companies based on a multitude of cutting-edge technologies he has invented. He is currently pushing the literal frontiers of humanity and working on democratizing access to space via his space corporation, Phantom Space. Michal has raised hundreds of millions for his ventures which all stick to his guiding principle: a “genuine desire to help humanity push forward”.
Mardi Kari Founder of Arcstone Financial
Mardi has been in the lending industry since 1994 starting in the credit unions and moving to fortune 500 mortgage companies. He has held positions ranging from Chief Credit Officer (CCO) and senior management capacity in capital markets and secondary marketing.  Since 2001 he has been a principal of various mortgage companies and in 2004, he co-founded Arcstone Financial. As President, Mardi Kari manages the overall production, operations, and risk management of the company. With over 20 years of experience in the mortgage industry, Mardi brings a breadth of knowledge and industry savvy and provides invaluable insight into spurring the company’s growth. He has a very conservative approach on lending and ensures his values are instilled within the organization.
John Basnage Lawyer & Entrepreneur
John graduated with magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Benjamin Franklin Scholar and Phi Beta Kappa and has graduate degrees from both Oxford University and Columbia University. John is the former Managing Director of Full Circle Capital and the former General Counsel and Secretary of Golden Falcon Acquisition Corp., a NYSE-listed SPAC. Before joining Full Circle, he advised on M&A and private equity transactions as a partner at Hogan Lovells, where he headed the US corporate securities practice and was co-head of equity capital markets in Europe for over 15 years. Previously John practiced at Freshfields and Clifford Chance. John co-founded Deed, an initiative to support transformational and underrepresented founders, and co-founded an angel investing network in London, which has invested in over 50 companies. He is a former trustee of Chineke!, currently serves on the board of the Joyce Theatre, and is a member of the Tate Modern's Africa Acquisitions Committee.
Wayne Dennis A.I. Technology Expert
Wayne is a strategy and technology leader adept at bridging the gap between security and technology. He has deep expertise in product, security, and emerging technologies such as blockchain and A.I. Wayne has several industry certifications and has demonstrated his ability to lead and scale businesses in competitive markets. Throughout his career, he has held executive positions with leading consulting and technology companies such as PwC, Accenture and Meta Platforms
Simon Sominsky Commercial Aviation Expert
Prior to the establishment of GLC, Simon was a portfolio manager at Axonic Capital, where he managed $750mm of capital dedicated to opportunistic transportation investments. Before joining Axonic, Simon was the lead transportation ABS banker at Deutsche Bank, where he developed the market-standard technology now used by aircraft lessors to sell fractional ownership in pools of commercial aircraft to capital markets investors. Over the course of his decade-long buy-side and sell-side transportation experience, Simon has garnered a reputation for thought-leadership and established unparalleled industry relationships. GLC’s culture will reflect Simon’s passion for innovation and solutions-oriented approach. 
Frank Garcia Residential Housing Expert
In his last role, as the youngest director in Axonic Capital’s history, Frank oversaw $600mm across a vast number of residential strategies and led the trading business of residential securities with hundreds of millions in annual trading volumes. Prior to that, he managed a portfolio of 700 residential properties across Spain including hundreds of NPLs. He has been a prolific developer of innovative analytical and creative solutions to assess risk in complicated investment landscapes where slow adoption to new and emerging technologies has allowed him to a gain competitive advantage. Frank is a first-generation Dominican-American. He is a board member at Columbia’s Double Discovery Center and intends to expand on his involvement in educational reform.