Author - Noelle St.Clair Lentz

Noelle St.Clair Lentz, an Impact Entrepreneur Correspondent, is Co-Founder, CEO and Managing Director of Allivate Impact Capital®, an impact investing fund manager and subsidiary of Woodforest Financial Group®. Noelle is also Senior Vice President, Impact Investing and Strategic Initiatives Director at Woodforest National Bank®. In this role, she spearheaded the bank’s impact investment strategy across its 17-state footprint.

Through her leadership, Woodforest and Allivate have been recognized as impact investing leaders by Forbes, Sorenson Impact Center, Impact Assets IA50, Texas Bankers Association and more. Woodforest also received a global award for societal and community impact from Bank Administration Institute (BAI) for one of their innovative fund models.

Prior to joining Woodforest, Noelle served as Advisor and Outreach Manager for Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, where she published research and hosted national events on community development finance and impact investing trends. She led the Federal Reserve’s exploration of impact investment options for its employee pension funds, including presenting the strategy to Federal Reserve Board of Governors and Federal Reserve Bank presidents.

She graduated from Penn State University (BA in Economics and Philosophy) and Drexel Lebow College of Business (MBA in Finance). Noelle was also selected as a 2022 Rising Star by the Philadelphia Business Journal as part of its annual Women of Distinction program. Only five individuals were selected for this honor by the expert Forum of Executive Women. She was also named to Drexel University’s 40 Under 40 in 2023. She is Co-Founder and Board Chair of The WOW Center, a community based nonprofit organization offering various programs and services across New Jersey and the Greater Philadelphia area.