# Henry Kaestner

> Henry Kaestner is an American entrepreneur, investor, author and podcast host. He joined David Morken at Bandwidth in 2001 through the merger of Bandwidth International, served as CEO and later chairman, and subsequently co-founded Sovereign’s Capital, Faith Driven Entrepreneur and Faith Driven Investor. His public work connects Christian faith, business ownership, investing and generosity.

- **Role:** Co-founder at Faith Driven Entrepreneur and Faith Driven Investor
- **Organizations:** Bandwidth Inc., Bandwidth International, Republic Wireless, Sovereign’s Capital, Faith Driven Entrepreneur, Faith Driven Investor, Faith Driven Movements, DurhamCares, Praxis, Generosity: Bay Area
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, University of Delaware
- **Known for:** Helped build Bandwidth as cofounder, CEO and later chairman before its 2017 public listing., Co-founded Sovereign’s Capital, an investment firm serving faith-driven companies and funds., Co-founded Faith Driven Entrepreneur and Faith Driven Investor.

## Career timeline

- **1987–1991** — Attended the University of Delaware; operated college T-shirt and tie-dye boxer-short businesses.
- **1990s** — Worked on Wall Street and subsequently founded institutional energy derivatives brokerage Chapel Hill Brokers.
- **2001** — Merged Bandwidth International into Bandwidth.com and joined David Morken as cofounder.
- **2009** — Stepped down as Bandwidth CEO; subsequently served as chairman. Co-founded DurhamCares with David Morken.
- **2012** — Sovereign’s Capital identifies 2012 as the start of its faith-driven investing operations; Kaestner is a cofounder.
- **2017** — Bandwidth went public in November. LinkedIn dates Kaestner’s Faith Driven Entrepreneur cofounder service to December.
- **2018** — LinkedIn dates Faith Driven Investor cofounder service to November and Generosity: Bay Area to December.
- **2021** — Coauthored Faith Driven Entrepreneur with J. D. Greear and Chip Ingram; published August 31.
- **2026** — Discussed philanthropic funds and Solving the World’s Greatest Problems on the January 1 UNREACHED podcast.

## Achievements

- Helped build Bandwidth as cofounder, CEO and later chairman before its 2017 public listing.
- Co-founded Sovereign’s Capital, an investment firm serving faith-driven companies and funds.
- Co-founded Faith Driven Entrepreneur and Faith Driven Investor.
- Coauthored the 2021 book Faith Driven Entrepreneur with J. D. Greear and Chip Ingram.
- Co-founded DurhamCares and served as a founding board member of Praxis.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — A September 24 account from Faith Driven Singapore described how Kaestner’s challenge to Aleks Farseev helped initiate the local chapter, whose first group met in August 2024.
- **2026-01** — On January 1, UNREACHED published a conversation with Kaestner about faith-driven investing and problem-focused philanthropic funds.

## Links

- Website: https://faithdrivenmovements.org/a-note-from-henry/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hkaestner/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/henrykaestner
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@henrykaestnerFDE
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/henrykaestner/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22