Stacy Cumberbatch

Managing Director

Stacy Cumberbatch is the Founder and Managing Director of Blended Impact, a Southern California based civic innovation lab founded in 2019. Leading partnerships with cities, nonprofits, and private investors nationally, the team has unlocked over $255M in public and private capital for economic development in emerging tech hubs. She also currently serves as a Strategic Advisor for Accelerator for America, a nonprofit, nonpartisan "Do tank" led by an advisory council of mayors and other elected officials across the country.

Previously she served as a FUSE Executive Fellow and Executive in Residence with the County of Riverside Office of Economic Development. There she partnered on developing and launching the Opportunity Zone strategy for the county across multiple cities and unincorporated areas.

Earlier in her career, she served as a Principal at a seed-stage venture capital fund and accelerator program, co-launching the Los Angeles office where over $4.5M was invested in early-stage companies during her three year tenure. Prior, she had over twelve years of corporate and consumer real estate finance experience at institutions including First Republic Bank, Colony Capital, and Bank of America underwriting over $1.7B in real estate loan transactions.

Stacy is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and holds a Masters of Science in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from the University of Southern California.

    • Alliance for SoCal Innovation, Partner Leadership Council

    • Urban Land Institute Los Angeles Chapter, Innovation Council

    • CalOZ, Regional Leadership Network 

    • Department of Commerce, SelectUSA Pitch Competition Judge

    • James Irvine Foundation, Priority Communities Initiative Advisory Committee 

    • Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, BIXEL Exchange SBDC Advisor

    • Los Angeles Music and Art School, Young Professional Advisory Board 

    • Milken Institute, Community Infrastructure Center, Community of Practice Member 

    • Southern California Association of Governments, Housing Policy Leadership Academy, Community of Practice Member

    • HUD & White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, Bolstering Growth in OZs Web Series

    • California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, Opportunity Zones & Promise Zones Annual Conference

    • International City/County Management Association, Annual Conference: UNITE

    • Economic Innovation Group, Engaging Investors in Opportunity Zone Deals

    • HUD Cityscape Journal, Volume 24 Number 1, Enhancing Returns from Opportunity Zone Projects by Combining Federal, State, and Local Tax Incentives to Bolster Community Impact

    • Drexel University Nowak Metro Finance Lab, Towards A New System of Community Wealth

    • Next City, How to Make Communities Part of the Opportunity Zone Equation

    • Inland Empire Business Journal, Opportunity Zone Businesses Receive Key Support in Riverside County

Fast Facts

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Current Location: Riverside, CA & Los Angeles, CA

Fun Facts: Stacy has lived abroad three times during her career; working in England, studying in Spain, and backpacking through Southeast Asia, still continuing to be an avid traveler

Ask Her About: Place-based investing, corporate citizenship, and fostering early-stage entrepreneurship

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