Rebecca Mincy
Investment Director focused on resilient agribusiness investments in Africa
Summary
Experienced impact investor in agriculture with deep operational focus in East Africa: Rebecca leads direct investments and portfolio management at ARAF and Acumen, having developed regional agriculture strategies and expanded portfolios reaching millions of smallholder farmers. arafund+2
Focus on climate resilience for smallholder farmers: Her work at the Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund centers on building the climate resilience of smallholders through equity investments and measuring farmer-level adaptation outcomes. cgiar+1
Public-facing advocate and speaker on sustainable agriculture finance: Rebecca represents ARAF at international events (e.g., COP26/COP27-related panels and investor learning sessions) discussing private sector engagement, adaptation metrics, and climate-smart agriculture investments. fao+2
Well-credentialed educational background in business and languages: Holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA in French from Stanford University, which underpin her finance and cross-cultural engagement in African agribusiness investment work. agrifinale+1
Work
Education
Writing
Resilient. Farmers. Investing to Overcome the Climate Crisis
Acumen publication focused on investing to improve smallholder farmers' climate resilience; includes contributions and advisory input from ARAF team members.
The case for investing in climate resilience / Investing in climate resilience
White paper / report discussing the rationale and approaches for investing in climate resilience, listing Rebecca Mincy as Investment Director at ARAF.
Good scale v/s bad scale (Acumen Academy / Founders Hub contribution)
Practical guidance on scaling for social enterprises, featuring commentary attributed to Rebecca Mincy on unit economics and sustainable scaling practices.