Seasoned Finance Exec to Join National Nonprofit
BlueHub Capital, a national nonprofit community development financing organization, announces the hiring of Jackie Barry Hamilton as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Hamilton replaces Lisa Zappala, who has transitioned to the position of Executive Vice President of Finance until her planned retirement in early 2025.
Hamilton will work alongside Zappala for the next several months to ensure a successful transition.
Hamilton has served as CFO at several organizations over her career, ranging from start-ups to large public companies, and has ample experience managing investor relations and raising capital. Her background will enable growth and continued innovation at BlueHub and its affiliates: BlueHub Loan Fund, BlueHub Energy, BlueHub SUN and One Percent for America. Since 1985, BlueHub Capital has invested over $2.8 billion — and leveraged over $14.6 billion — to connect people and communities with resources and capital.
Working closely with BlueHub Capital CEO Elyse Cherry, Hamilton will play a key role on the executive leadership team, helping to set strategic direction and managing the financial health of the organization.
“Jackie’s fresh perspective will bring a new level of innovation to the organization and her relationship-oriented leadership style will greatly benefit all of our staff,” said Cherry. “We’re just delighted Jackie is joining our team.”
As CFO, Hamilton will be responsible for leading strategic and operational financial management and providing direction and rigor on all financial, planning and reporting functions to achieve BlueHub’s revenue and cost management goals. Hamilton leads a team of five professionals that execute on financial reporting, budgeting, audits, tax, accounting, forecasting and fundraising.
“BlueHub’s mission and decades of using finance to advance economic and environmental justice drew me in to this role,” said Hamilton. “BlueHub is a creative, innovative and growth-minded organization. I am looking forward to joining this stellar team and putting my experience in the for-profit sector to work to find new ways to increase the organization’s national impact.”
Hamilton comes to BlueHub from Sense Labs, a technology company working to empower people and utilities with the knowledge and solutions required to shape a cleaner future. As CFO, she raised $127 million in a series C venture capital series, providing the business with a stable financial runway for future growth.
Prior to Sense Labs, she served as CFO at Zoom Telephonics, Modo Labs and Netcracker Technology Corporation—all software and technology companies where she led growth, fundraising, mergers and acquisitions.
Hamilton lives in Massachusetts and will be working out of BlueHub’s office in Boston.
She earned a Master’s degree from Boston College and a Bachelor’s degree from Simmons University.
About BlueHub Capital
BlueHub Capital is a mission-driven, nonprofit community development finance organization focused on building healthy communities where low-income people live and work. BlueHub uses innovative financial tools to support projects that make communities more vibrant places to live through four distinct programs: BlueHub Loan Fund (community development financing), BlueHub SUN (foreclosure relief), BlueHub Energy (clean energy access) and One Percent for America (citizenship financing).
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