Stella Mugambi Tai is Manager of Stewardship Investing Impact and Analysis for Everence Financial®. With more than 15 years of experience in small business lending and nonprofit development, she leads the promotion and integration of impact investing and community development finance solutions. Stella also helps develop financial products for low- to moderate-income communities, promotes the integration of faith and finances through Everence offerings, and grows opportunities for impact investments.
Previously, Stella served as Assistant Vice President of Lending at FINANTA, a Philadelphia-based Community Development Financial Institution, providing access to capital, training, technical assistance and credit building for credit-challenged small businesses, primarily minorities, women and borrowers with language barriers. Prior to that, Stella created a nonprofit, Fruit of the Vine International, that fundraised for various children’s homes in Kenya from 2006 to 2015.
Driven by a commitment to economic empowerment, Stella serves on the boards of MEDA Canada and MEDA International, supporting MEDA’s international economic development efforts.
Originally from Kenya, Stella holds a master’s degree in economic development from Eastern University and a bachelor’s in business and marketing from the University of Nairobi, Kenya.
