Teri Lovelace

Teri Lovelace is President of LOCUS Impact Investing, a social enterprise empowering place-focused institutions to invest their assets locally to build vibrant and prosperous communities. LOCUS is a nonprofit consulting firm and registered investment advisor assisting clients who are engaged in place-based impact investing. Teri has over 27 years in the philanthropic, mission investing and the nonprofit sector. She served as Chief Impact Officer & Senior Vice President for Virginia Community Capital (VCC), the parent company of LOCUS. At LOCUS, Teri is responsible for all aspects of mission impact consulting and capital deployment where place-focused institutions can invest in their communities to earn both a financial as well as a social return. Prior to joining VCC and LOCUS, Teri served in senior leadership role at the Community Foundation serving a greater Richmond where she worked with high net worth donors on their complex charitable giving portfolios. Teri has a law degree from the University of Richmond, her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University. She is also a member of the Virginia State Bar and holds a Series 65 license.