Carrie McKellogg - REDF

Our Vision
- Our VisionAn economy that works. for everyone.
- Who We BackWe partner with social entrepreneurs to amplify the success of their businesses and the people they employ.
- How We Do ItWe help our enterprises grow further, faster through a combination of capital, capacity building, and community support.
- ImpactOur partnership accelerates the growth and impact of the enterprises we back.
- InsightsWe evaluate what works and share our learnings to spark action for policy and systems change.
Our Work
- Our WorkWe invest in businesses that reveal and reinforce the talent of people breaking through barriers to employment.
- AcceleratorA five-month cohort-based learning experience for leaders of early-stage enterprises to springboard growth.
- Growth PortfolioA multi-year investment in growth-stage employment social enterprises to help them scale sustainably.
- Impact InvestingFlexible loan capital for employment social entrepreneurs whose lived expertise is their collateral.
- Gov. Partnerships & PolicyAdvocacy and public sector partnerships to advance the field.
- CommunityCurated space and resources to help our social enterprise partners connect, grow, and lead.
- WorkshopREDFworkshop is an open, free virtual capacity building toolbox to help you build, grow, and sustain high-impact employment social enterprises.
Investments
About
- AboutWe envision a thriving and inclusive society where all people have the jobs and the support they need to realize their full potential.
- Mission & CultureIt’s not just what we do, it’s how we do it that matters.
- Our PeopleWe’re a motley crew of leaders and learners dedicated to building an economy that works. For everyone.
- CareersKnowing your work is improving lives is not the only benefit of the job. View opportunities to join our team.
- Farber FellowshipGrad students bring cutting-edge skills and passion to help employment social enterprises reach their full potential.
- SupportersOur generous funders and individual donors make this work possible.
- HistorySince 1997, REDF has been using business as a force for good.
- FinancialsREDF achieves the highest levels of accountability and transparency.
News

As Chief Executive Officer of the REDF Impact Investing Fund (RIIF), Carrie is responsible for executive leadership, fund strategy, raising capital, and building a team of catalytic finance professionals. Under her leadership, RIIF was certified as a Community Development Financial Institution, raised more than $11 Million in capital, and invested in a portfolio of 30+ social enterprises which have employed more than 30,000 people facing systemic and institutional barriers to work. The fund was named Emerging Impact Manager by Impact Assets and a Transformative 25 Fund Manager by Integrated Capital Investing for its commitment to racial equity and economic inclusion and efforts to de-bias underwriting to social enterprises.

Carrie’s career in inclusive finance spans over two decades of executive leadership, investment and operating roles in international development finance, and policy at the Inter-American Development Bank Group and U.S. Treasury. A graduate of UC Berkeley, Carrie holds an MA in International Economics with a concentration in Finance from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Carrie has been featured in media outlets including Forbes and Real Leaders of Impact Investing and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Better Future Forward and Ignite Capital and serves as an advisor to the Commonlands Development Trust.

She lives in Southern California with her family.