As CEO of Ballmer Group, Terri Ludwig leads one of the nation’s top philanthropies with a bold mission to increase economic mobility for children and families and dismantle systemic inequities in the U.S. Since 2019, she has shaped an investment strategy that strengthens communities today while transforming public systems for long-term change. 
Terri brings a powerful combination of executive leadership, business acumen, and social purpose to philanthropy. Under her leadership, Ballmer Group has emerged as a platform for investing in bold leaders, innovation and ideas that shift outcomes at scale. Her insight is sought by national philanthropies, government, and the business community to help tackle some of the country’s most complex and intractable challenges. 
Previously, Terri served as CEO of Enterprise Community Partners, where she created innovative, high impact public-private partnerships and facilitated over $35 billion in capital for affordable housing and community development. She also held global executive leadership roles at Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse and was CEO of ACCION New York. 
Terri has been named to the Forbes Impact 30 List of top social entrepreneurs worldwide and as a David Rockefeller Fellow, and has served on numerous boards and advisory councils, including a presidential appointment to the U.S. Treasury’s CDFI Advisory Board. She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.