Maximilian Martin

Global Head of Philanthropy - Lombard Odier Group

Maximilian is Lombard Odier’s Global Head of Philanthropy and led the ICRC’s “Humanitarian Impact Bond” (2017-2022). He is also a Senior Fellow at IMD Business School’s elea Center for Social Innovation. A pioneer in impact investing, Max created Europe’s first social entrepreneurship course (2003) and first philanthropic services at UBS (2004-2009). He coined terms like “impact economy” and “corporate impact venturing” and founded Impact Economy. He authored the UK Cabinet Office’s primer on impact investing (2013). Max holds degrees from Indiana, Harvard, and Hamburg, and authored “Building the Impact Economy” (2016). His focus is on sustainable value creation.