New York, NY, October 3, 2024: Echoing Green is pleased to announce that Louisa Caçoilo joined the organization in the role of Vice President of Finance and Operations. Caçoilo, who most recently served as Vice President of Finance, Strategy & Operations at P33, brings more than 13 years of experience to Echoing Green.
In this role, Caçoilo will operationalize strategy and culture with intentionality, as well as oversee the organization’s budget, internal operations, and administrative systems supporting Finance, Operations, Technology, and Human Resources. Reporting to Chief Operating Officer, Sharyanne McSwain, Caçoilo joins Echoing Green at a crucial time as the organization begins operationalizing a 5-year strategic plan.
“As we embark on the new strategic plan, Louisa is uniquely positioned to help bring our finance, operations, and culture-focused aspirations to life, including increasing organizational sustainability,” McSwain said. “In addition to her expertise, she has an impressive track record of approaching her work in a way that puts people first. We are delighted to have her on the team.”
Caçoilo has been recognized as a 40 under 40 Urban Elite Professional, a Black Tech Futures Research Institute Fellow, a Chicago Venture Fellow focused on impact investing, and an Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation ESHIP Champion. One of her most significant career highlights include brokering access to $15 million in capital for minority entrepreneurs in a previous role at Epicenter, a Memphis-based entrepreneurship and innovation hub.
“After spending a decade of my career building capacity and operational infrastructure within organizations dedicated to expanding social and financial capital opportunities for social innovators and underrepresented founders, I’m excited to join the Echoing Green team,” Caçoilo said. “I’m passionate about building exceptional organizations and empowering the people who drive them, and it was Echoing Green’s people-centered approach that drew me to the organization. I’m looking forward to supporting our growing staff and Fellows and making Echoing Green’s strategic plan a reality.”
Caçoilo serves as Treasurer and Chair of Finance on the board of the Urban Manufacturing Alliance. She holds degrees in clarinet performance from the Baylor University School of Music and the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. In 2021, Caçoilo was named a Neubauer Civic Scholar at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where she is currently pursuing her MBA. Originally from Dallas, Texas she lives in Chicago, Illinois with her husband, Michael.
About Echoing Green:
For 37 years, Echoing Green has been on the front lines of solving the world’s biggest problems, raising up the transformational leaders willing to speak truth to power and challenge the status quo. The organization finds emerging leaders with the best ideas for social innovation as early as possible and sets them on a path to lifelong impact. Echoing Green’s community of nearly 1,000 social innovators includes past Fellows such as First Lady Michelle Obama and the founders of Teach For America, Center for Black Innovation, BlocPower, and One Acre Fund.
