Katie Twomey is vice president of finance and operations at Illumen Capital. She is passionate about using innovative methods of financing to advance social and economic justice and to positively impact people, communities, sectors and markets. Prior to joining Illumen, Katie led the finance, operations and HR functions at the nonprofit organization, Mama Hope, which aims to create a new global approach to tackling injustice in which communities hold the power and resources they need to drive their own futures. She began her career at Apollo Global Management, providing compliance support to private equity, credit and real estate businesses to ensure compliance with corporate policies and procedures, FINRA, SEC, state, federal and international regulations. She earned a B.S. in management from Boston College’s Carroll School of Management and holds an MBA from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University.