Athena (she/her) is a Director of Underwriting, supporting the vision and growth of NFF’s nonprofit and social enterprise clients since 2019. In her role, Athena utilizes thoughtful analytical skills and builds strong partnerships to arrive at innovative solutions to serve her clients. In her career of 20+ years, Athena worked in public accounting and mergers and acquisitions at PricewaterhouseCoopers, before serving in the impact lending function of VisionFund International and BlueOrchard Finance, both of which focused on partnering with microfinance institutions in developing countries. While working for BlueOrchard Finance’s regional office based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Athena took the lead in the organization’s launch in the heavily regulated Chinese market. In her spare time, Athena enjoys cooking, hosting meals, and volunteering with her church in underserved communities.