Donna Gambrell
Chief Executive Officer, Appalachian Community Capital

Donna Gambrell is the President and CEO of Appalachian Community Capital (ACC), an intermediary organization created in 2013 to bring new sources of capital to community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and other mission-based lenders serving small business owners in the Appalachian Region.
As Director of the U.S. Department Treasury's CDFI Fund from 2007-13, Gambrell administered Treasury's sole community and economic development program office and administered investment programs for CDFIs that provided capital, credit and financial services to distressed and underserved communities across the country. Gambrell is a member of several boards and participates in the following committees: Low Income Investment Fund - Risk Committee Opportunity Finance Network - Finance Committee Raza Development Fund - Audit Committee Southern Bancorp - Executive Committee She also serves as board chair for the African American Alliance of CDFI CEOS.
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