Johannes Lenhard is a researcher and writer based in London. Following his PhD at Cambridge, he spent three years during his postdoc researching the ethics of venture capital between Europe and the US. His first book, Making Better Lives—on homeless people’s survival in Paris—was published in 2022. He regularly contributes to journalistic outlets such as Prospect, TechCrunch, Vestoj, Aeon, Tribune, The Conversation, and Sifted. Most recently, he is the co-founder and co-director of VentureESG.