Olivia M. Rebanal is Director of Inclusive Food Systems at Capital Impact Partners (CIP), a CDFI that has deployed over $2.7 billion to serve 5 million people in our communities’ critical sectors: health care, education, elder communities, healthy food, cooperatives and affordable housing. Olivia manages the strategy, initiatives and partnerships related to CIP’s work in building equitable food systems. Through innovative programs like the Michigan Good Food Fund, CIP coordinates collaboratives to build an ecosystem of support designed to increase access to affordable healthy food and create opportunities within the food economy, especially for those who are historically excluded. Olivia also oversees the development and implementation of the organization-wide social justice strategy at Capital Impact Partners, working to operationalize racial equity in all facets of its work. Olivia is a thought leader and advocate in the CDFI industry for strategically embedding inclusion and equity into programming. Prior to joining CIP, Olivia served as Director at National Development Council, launching and managing regional small business loan programs for the Grow America Fund, whose strategy is to cultivate community wealth through business ownership and entrepreneurship, particularly in communities of color. Olivia managed a portfolio of communities throughout the West Coast including Seattle, WA; Tacoma, WA; San Francisco Bay Area, CA; Los Angeles, CA; and Long Beach, CA. Olivia has 20 years of experience in the CDFI industry and over a decade of underwriting experience, with emphasis on working with entrepreneurs of color. Olivia holds an AB in Bio-Medical Ethics from Brown University and an MPA in Public Finance from New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service.