The Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature - Sustainable Mining

As founder and CEO of the Rainmaker Group, Gabriel Holschneider invests in people and businesses that demonstrate a capacity to change the world. As part of his commitment to improving lives around him, Gabriel Holschneider concurrently serves as a board member of the Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature or (FONDO MEXICANO PARA LA CONSERVACIÓN DE LA NATURALEZA in spanish - FMCN).

The FMCN is one of Latin America's first and most successful conservation funds. The organization was established to support environmental pursuits throughout Mexico to protect the nation's natural beauty.

FMCN is currently working on a lengthy sustainable mining project. Mineral mining has always been an important part of the Mexican economy. However, mining practices carry inherent environmental risks, many of which have never been properly evaluated. FMCN seeks to change this through a widespread research mission.

To enact change in the mining industry, FMCN is working to collect all available data about the industry's impacts on surrounding environments. From there, the organization will attempt to use that data to garner support for conservation efforts and political change.

Rejuvenate Healthcare Helps Renal Patients Access Transplants

Rainmaker Group founder and chair Gabriel Holschneider built his consulting firm from the ground up, and now helps his clients with risk management and mitigation. Gabriel Holschneider is also active in the world of medical advocacy, and supports the efforts of Rejuvenate Healthcare.

Rejuvenate Healthcare works hard to improve the lives of patients living with end stage renal disease (ESRD). In addition to providing support for day-to-day problems, the organization dreams of revolutionizing the way the healthcare industry manages ESRD patients and transplants.

As it stands, ESRD patients account for 7.5 percent of Medicare expenditures. Americans spend upwards of $50 billion annually on care for ESRD patients, but many still go without the transplants they need.

According to Rejuvenate Healthcare, economic changes to the renal healthcare system could result in 100 percent of eligible patients receiving a kidney transplant. Organization founder Alvin Roth, PhD, developed a new and improved matching algorithm. This innovative approach to donor matching won him a Nobel Prize in Economics in 2012, and will facilitate faster kidney transplants for patients as it is adopted widely.