Eric VisserManaging Director, Commercial Real Estate & Climate Finance at Vancity Community Investment BankSpeaker
Profile
As VCIB’s Managing Director of Climate Finance and Commercial Real Estate, Eric leads the growth of the bank’s lending portfolio, which is designed to support organizations and projects driving positive change across Canada. With over a decade of experience in commercial real estate, Eric has held numerous leadership roles at VCIB, including as Director of Commercial Real Estate, where he led a team of impact real estate experts to arrange debt financing for projects driving positive social and environmental change. In his current role, Eric is a driving force behind VCIB’s impact real estate and climate finance strategies — facilitating financing for cleantech projects and emerging climate solutions, while also supporting community and impact-focused real estate projects like affordable housing, green buildings, housing co-operatives, and spaces for arts and culture.