Asia’s “family offices”: The missing piece of the energy transition [Climate & Capital Media]

by Michael Sheldrick | Oct 16, 2025 | Climate, Leadership, Philanthropy

The wealthiest families in Asia are in a position to fund Asia’s energy transition For decades, Asia’s family businesses built and preserved fortunes that played a central role in the region’s growth. Now, as they dominate its economies, their choices will decide...

What’s driving Pakistan’s battery bonanza… [CLIMATE AND CAPITAL MEDIA]

by Michael Sheldrick | Sep 10, 2025 | Climate, Finance

Households and businesses rush to solar-plus-storage, showing how bottom-up energy transitions can reshape emerging economies This article was originally published on Climate and Capital Media. At a cement plant in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

Who’s Winning The Jobs Of Tomorrow—and How To Compete With Them [FORBES]

by Michael Sheldrick | May 20, 2025 | Finance, International Politics, Leadership

Education, sector focus, and smart incentives will decide which country wins the next wave of jobs. Here are the three questions that will define what country leads—and which gets left behind. This article was originally published on Forbes. Governments around the...

Let us turn the page on our current age of despair [Sunday Times]

by Michael Sheldrick | Aug 4, 2024 | Finance, Leadership

If you wake up each morning with a sense of gloom, despair and anxiety about the state of the world, you are not alone. Studies show a surge in hopelessness and societal discontent as governments have failed to meet the public’s aspirations for a sustainable and...

How This 100-Year-Old Foundation Helped Save Detroit [Forbes]

by Michael Sheldrick | Jun 23, 2024 | Leadership, Philanthropy

“In some ways, I’m a little sheepish because we don’t have a big splashy announcement,” admits Rip Rapson, referring to the 100-year birthday celebration of the Kresge Foundation (“Kresge”), over which he presides. Yet, the centennial celebration of this...