Casey J. Bell is an impact-focused applied economist with 15+ years’ experience working with CDFIs, non-profits, start-ups and utilities to direct capital to financial wellness, clean energy and place-based community development initiatives supporting a just and inclusive economy for all. She is adept at partnering with innovators, policymakers and stakeholders at the federal, state, and local level to accelerate systems change.

As Chief Impact Officer for Pacific Community Ventures, Casey is committed to capitalizing and supporting a small business ecosystem that creates “good jobs” and wealth creation opportunities at the foundation of the U.S. economy. She helms the Good Jobs Innovation Lab, launched in 2022, and PCV’s Business Advising platform. The Lab serves as a catalyst to innovation in CDFI product development and service delivery that incentivize the short- and long-term outcomes along PCV’s Theory of Change in historically underestimated communities. One such innovation includes PCV’s Good & Green Jobs strategy for community-focused climate justice. The team is pioneering research techniques that lift the voices of the communities they serve alongside advanced data analytics techniques to catalyze deep, measurable impact outcomes for women and BIPOC entrepreneurs – addressing market failures that perpetuate racial and gender wealth gaps.