Cynthia Muller is the Director of Mission Investment at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation based out of Battle Creek, Michigan.
Muller is responsible for driving the strategy and performance of the foundation’s $100 million mission driven investments (MDI) portfolio. She manages strategic impact investment activities that address systemic barriers that create vulnerable conditions for historically marginalized communities and children. Over its 16-year history, the MDI program has committed more than $340 million in mission-related investments (MRIs) targeting market rates of financial return, and program-related investments (PRIs) to further WKKF’s mission.
Cynthia came to the foundation in September 2016 as the program and portfolio officer where she was responsible for developing and managing strategic market rate impact investment activities; sourcing and deploying market rate investments to increase social change impact; analyzing solutions and trends; and developing relationships in the field.
Prior to joining the foundation, Muller developed and managed Arabella Advisors impact investing practice where she helped foundations and individuals understand the field of impact investing; develop strategies and structure investments to accomplish their social and environmental goals. Muller previously worked in community development finance as well as community-based health care in Indigenous communities. She serves on boards of Next Chapter, Enterprise Loan Fund and Mission Investors Exchange.
Muller was born in Anchorage, Alaska and raised in Chugiak. She holds a Master of Business Administration from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Stanford University.
