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Michael Ibarra is an Executive Vice President at CityCraft Community Partners (“CityCraft”), responsible for regenerative capital strategies. CityCraft has as its sole mission the restoration of the long-term economic, social and environmental health of our cities. His primary focus is on the development and execution of funding concepts in support of CityCraft-sponsored community opportunities and supporting the ongoing collaboration of community-based foundations, NGO’s and public agencies.
Mike has spent most of his career executing investment strategies in affordable housing, sustainable real estate, impact and SRI investments, and regenerative community projects. Currently, he is a Senior Vice President at American Realty Advisors and is responsible for investor relations and capital allocations, working with ARA’s 450 pension fund and institutional investors. Prior to joining ARA, Mike held similar positions at Amalgamated Bank, Bentall GreenOak, Trammell Crow Company, CBRE and LaSalle Partners. Mike has advised many of the largest pension funds in the United States as well as institutions such as Prudential Insurance, John Hancock Insurance, GE Capital, Wells Fargo Bank and Goldman Sachs.
He has been active with national and global organizations such as CERES, INCR and ULI, and has worked with other organizations interested in regenerative finance reform including Regis University in Denver, CO, The Capital Institute, GRESB and Divest/Invest.
Mike serves as a Governing Board and Steering Council member for Heartland Capital Strategies, as a Director and member of the Board of CityCraft Foundation, and as a member of the Steering Committee for the Impact Finance Collaborative & Alliance for Sustainable Colorado. He earned a Bachelor’s in Science degree in Biology from Colorado College.

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The Very Simple Idea of Regenerative Finance

by Michael A. Ibarra April 13, 2021

In Oscar Wilde’s Play, Lady Windemere’s Fan, Wilde is credited with creating the quote “The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.” Okay, let’s admit it. Blogging about finance is boring, unimaginative and frankly occupies too much attention in our global dialogue. Yet, money has been and continues to be, the […]

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