Annie Forrest
Appalachian Growth Fund Manager | Redefine Alliance
Annie currently serves as the Appalachian Growth Fund Manager for the REDF Impact Investing Fund (RIIF), a nonprofit certified Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) focused on growing social enterprises that employ people with barriers nationally. She holds a BA from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business with concentrations in corporate finance and social entrepreneurship. Annie has experience working with rural-serving CDFIs, such as Appalachian Community Capital through the Opportunity Appalachia program and Self-Help Credit Union, and led projects with Coalfield Development. She was also an Investment Officer on the Rapid Start Team for the Green Bank for Rural America and previously served as Director, Program Growth at the One Love Foundation, overseeing business development, national program expansion, and policy efforts around relationship health education. Annie is a proud 8th generation Appalachian from Southwest Virginia and currently based in Asheville, NC.