Jim Sorenson Archives - The David Eccles School of Business

Sorenson Impact Center, Forbes launch list of top opportunity zone catalysts

The Forbes OZ 20: Top Opportunity Zone Catalysts, a partnership between the Sorenson Impact Center and Forbes, has today announced a new list recognizing community organizations and OZ Funds that are committed to achieving equitable economic growth in underserved and overlooked communities throughout the country. More than 8,700 opportunity zones were designated as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. These zones [...]

Jerry Norton2019-12-12T09:56:18-07:00December 12th, 2019|

Why investors should mine for diamonds in their own backyards

Two new pieces of legislation are creating unique opportunities for investors to fund innovative projects in an unexpected place — their own backyard. Jim Sorenson, founder of the Sorenson Impact Center here at the David Eccles School of Business, writes about these two new bills — the Investing in Opportunity Act (IIOA) and the Social Impact Partnership to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA) — for The [...]

Jerry Norton2018-03-15T13:48:05-06:00March 15th, 2018|

James Lee Sorenson named to University of Utah Board of Trustees

The University of Utah announced today that James Lee Sorenson has been appointed to the university’s Board of Trustees. This news is particularly exciting to the David Eccles School of Business, as Sorenson is a former member of its international board of advisors and has contributed many resources to the expansion of the school. “As Utah’s flagship institution of higher learning, this great university [...]

Jerry Norton2017-12-20T10:07:53-07:00August 1st, 2016|

Jim Sorenson testifies to Congress about Sorenson Impact Center

Jim Sorenson, the business entrepreneur turned philanthropist who founded the Sorenson Impact Center at the Eccles School, testified about the center’s work this week to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance. During his testimony, Sorenson highlighted the work and mission of the applied academic center to accelerate sustainable social change through the use of capital, innovation, data, and cross-sector collaboration. In the four years [...]

Jerry Norton2017-12-20T10:08:00-07:00May 13th, 2016|