Team Profile
Catherine Godschalk manages Calvert Impact’s Investments team and the Community Investment Note portfolio, invested through and alongside mission-driven financial intermediaries, funds, and enterprises advancing solutions to inequality and climate change across the US and in more than 100 countries around the globe. Catherine has led a more than doubling of the portfolio over her 12 years at Calvert Impact, driven by the creation and growth of new portfolio strategies in climate sectors of renewable energy, environmental sustainability, and sustainable agriculture, as well as expansion in the portfolio’s traditional sectors of community development, affordable housing, and micro- and small business finance.
Catherine is a board vice-chair and investment committee member for Coastal Enterprises, Inc., investment committee member for ROC USA Capital and Appalachian Community Capital, and a member of the Conservation Finance Network's Advisory Board.
Before joining Calvert Impact:
Catherine has spent more than 25 years working at the intersection of private capital and social impact, with policy, product development, deal structuring and origination roles across a variety of institutions, including SH Cowell Foundation, the White House Office of Management and Budget, Fannie Mae Corporation, and Self Help Ventures Fund prior to joining Calvert Impact. She has a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and received her Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University.
Outside of work, Catherine enjoys:
Hiking nearby trails with her husband and dog, trying to exercise patience and creativity in her garden, cooking and enjoying a meal with family or friends, and any downtime she can get with her grown kids. She is happiest in nature, and recently scuba certified, she now also loves exploring the beautiful world underwater.
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