Terra Neilson is chief impact officer at Beneficial State Bank, where she supports the bank’s mission through the development, evaluation, monitoring, and reporting of its social impact and environmental outcomes. Her top priority is to ensure the bank delivers on its commitment to invest in and serve its local communities, contributes to environmental sustainability, nurtures people in an inclusive, fair, and equitable manner, and promotes responsible and transparent practices within industry regulation and frameworks.
Terra was previously at U.S. Bank, where she launched the bank's first impact measurement and management team, which structured impact strategy, evaluated outcomes, and conducted research in renewable energy, affordable housing, and community investment. Before that she was the program manager for USBCDE, where she developed the first-ever racial equity impact strategy, recruiting an empowered advisory board and securing over $200M in federal tax credits since its launch. She also spent time closing complex financial transactions as a tax credit project manager.
Prior to working with U.S. Bank, Terra was a director at a nonprofit service center for youth experiencing homelessness; a research and evaluation consultant; was with the Gates Foundation; and consulted with local nonprofits and businesses. She also assisted in writing and editing a textbook, Financial Capability and Asset Building in Vulnerable Households, and was an adjunct professor in community development history and practice.
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