Eugene Ellmen is National Director for Oikocredit Canada. Oikocredit invests in microfinance, fair trade and agriculture in more than 70 countries around the world.Oikocredit Canada is the Canadian arm of the organization, providing inflow capital to support its global lending and investment operations.
The author of the critically acclaimed Canadian Ethical Money Guide, Eugene’s career has touched on many facets of finance, government, journalism, communications and public affairs. In the 1980s, he was a business writer with Canadian Press, where he covered the early development of the RI industry. Subsequent to his stint at CP, he worked in communications and public affairs with the Ontario Government, Credit Union Central of Ontario and a number of private clients.Prior to joining Oikocredit in January 2013, Eugene served for 13 years as Executive Director of the Responsible Investment Association, Canada’s national association for responsible investment (RI). He is one of Canada’s leading experts on RI.