Bettina co-founded EFM and earned her CEO role in 2008. A former commercial banker, Bettina has over 30 yearsof experience in banking, forestry, conservation finance and fund management. As Vice President of the NaturalCapital Fund, a $26M fund that is the working endowment of Ecotrust, she helped guide the organization towardsa 100% impact investment strategy. In this role she also helped launch Beneficial State Bank, redevelop theNatural Capital Center (the first historic redevelopment to receive LEED gold certification), and develop markets forhigh-quality forest carbon projects at the state, regional, and federal levels. Prior to joining Ecotrust, Bettina was aVice President at First Interstate Bank of Oregon.

Amrita joined EFM in 2011 and is a member of EFM’s management team. In this role, she shapes the company’s growth and impact investment strategies managing new product development, fund structuring and investor recruitment. Additionally, as a member of the investment committee, she contributes to property sourcing, transaction structuring, conservation finance, and carbon project development. Prior to EFM, Amrita was an Assistant Manager with Pricewaterhouse Coopers in Singapore for 5 years and she subsequently cultivated a passion for financing the growth of environmental business while working for Piper Jaffray’s clean-tech banking group.

Chris leads the day-to-day operations of the Management Company and its Funds including finance, accounting, tax, valuation, financial reporting, investor reporting, compliance and office operations. He has 30 years of experience in the financial services and investment industry most recently as Chief Operating Officer at Prime Buchholz, an institutional investment advisor headquartered in the greater Boston area. Prior to Prime Buchholz, Chris served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of World Learning, Inc., a global education organization, and held several executive roles at State Street Global Advisors and State Street Corporation.