Ruth has been with FUND Consulting since 2002 and brings extensive experience in community and international development to her leadership in the CDFI industry. Her expertise includes CDFI Certification, grantwriting, surveys, and market analysis. In 2018, she founded FUND Community Institute (FUND CI), a think tank that conducts publicly available research on the CDFI industry and continues to serve as Executive Director. She has been a presenter at many industry conferences and webinars as well as an author on topics including AI, gender, DEI, CDFI deployment strategies, and is currently conducting research on CDFI coalitions. Ruth holds a BA from Pomona College in International Relations and an MA from Northwestern University in Political Science.
Have ideas for a research project? Email Ruth Barber at ruthbarber@fundci.org.