Elizabeth Coco

A transplant from Velletri, Italy, Elizabeth Coco (Coco) brings a global perspective to all aspects of her work. She is a skilled program developer and manager, facilitator and grantmaker with over a decade of experience in the nonprofit and philanthropic sector.

Before launching her consulting practice, Coco led strategy development and grantmaking in the sphere of racial and economic justice on behalf of The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota.

Coco also served on the board of directors of the Headwaters Foundation For Justice and Partnership in Property Commercial Land Trust, an organization she helped launch.

Coco brings deep knowledge of reparative economic development frameworks and is passionate about building inclusive organizational cultures and systems that center community voice in decision-making.

Coco is fluent in English, Italian and conversational in Spanish. She is an Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Qualified Administrator and recipient of the national PLACES Fellowship hosted by The Funders Network. Coco earned her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College in Religion and Women Studies.