Jim Sorenson

The Economic Innovation Group (EIG), a Washington, D.C.-based bipartisan public policy organization, has added James “Jim” Lee Sorenson to its board of directors. Sorenson is founder and chairman of the Sorenson Impact Center at the University of Utah. He is an entrepreneur, business leader and philanthropist. EIG’s mission is to advance solutions that empower entrepreneurs and investors to forge a more dynamic American economy. EIG has a partnership history with the foundation, collaborating on projects like the Forbes Opportunity Zone Catalyst Challenge and Opportunity Zone workshops. Sorenson also established the Sorenson Impact Center at the University of Utah which focuses on social impact and policy. He served as chairman of the Board of Village Capital and is a member of the Executive Committee for the U.S. National Impact Investing Alliance.