Trevor Neilson is Co-founder and CEO of i(x) investments, an entrepreneurial, multi-strategy impact investing platform, structured as a holding company, addressing areas of human need. To date, under Neilson’s leadership, i(x) has launched platforms in the following areas: Renewable Energy, Carbon to Value, Waste to Energy, Green Commercial Real Estate, Attainable Housing, Gender Equality, Education and Media.

Prior to launching i(x) investments, Neilson served as President of G2 Investment Group where he helped lead the firm’s initiatives in energy, real estate and security.
Before his work with G2, Neilson was co-founder of Global Philanthropy Group an advisory firm (sold to Todd Wagner and Charity Network in 2017). In that capacity, he has been involved in the creation and implementation of many of the world’s most respected philanthropic initiatives and has worked with over fifty major philanthropists.
Neilson’s leadership in business and social change includes time as the Executive Director of the Global Business Coalition (GBC). GBC is a coalition of over 200 multinational companies focused on global health issues and created with investments from Bill Gates and Ted Turner amongst others. In this capacity, Neilson reported to Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and President Obama’s former Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Prior to his leadership of the GBC, Neilson worked closely with Bill & Melinda Gates, both in their family office and as Director of Special Projects and as a founding member of the team that created and launched the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation where he served as the Director of Public Affairs.

Named by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader, Neilson served in the White House during the Clinton administration and served on the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre International Advisory Network. He served as a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is a member of the World Affairs
Council.

Neilson serves as a Co-founder and Chair of the Advisory Board of Sustainable Future, an initiative of i(x) investments and The Prince’s Foundation that engages the world’s leading families to identify and make investments that help address the climate emergency and other global sustainability issues. Sustainable Future was created in response to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales’ call to action for private investment into sustainable solutions. He also serves as Co-founder and Chairman of the Climate Emergency Fund and as Co-founder of The Philippines Foundation, which is dedicated to building a bright future for the people of the Philippines through sustainable development programs with a focus on health, education, human rights, the environment, and poverty alleviation. 

In the wake of the devastating California fires in 2018, Neilson co-founded the Malibu Foundation. He was named a “Citizen of the Year” by the Malibu Times in honor of his work following the devastating fires in Malibu and the surrounding region. Neilson is also Chairman of Las Flores Holdings, an investment firm focused on companies creating top-tier returns and measurable social impact.