Olivia Rebanal

Olivia M. Rebanal is Chief Impact Officer of Ecotrust, a Portland-based nonprofit that works in partnership from Alaska to Northern California toward the vision of a more just, prosperous, and climate-smart future.  Olivia leads work across more than 30 projects and with hundreds of partners, focusing Ecotrust’s approach on impact at the intersections of equity, the economy and the environment, uplifting Indigenous leadership to respond to contemporary lands and water management challenges, connecting schools with local producers, providing technical support for community-centered businesses, mobilizing community resources, and more.   The Ecotrust Community Development Entity (CDE) has deployed nearly $390 million in New Markets Tax Credits; in 2021, these investments led to the capture of nearly 200,000 tons of carbon.

Previously, Olivia was 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 managed the strategy, initiatives and partnerships related to CIP’s work in building equitable food systems through innovative programs like the $30 million Michigan Good Food Fund, 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 oversaw the development and implementation of the organization-wide social justice strategy at Capital Impact Partners, a multi-year effort to strategically embed equity and justice into all facets of the organization’s work. 

Olivia has also 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 over 20 years of leadership in community development and social finance, including 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.