Adam Zimmerman

Adam Zimmerman is a life long resident of the Pacific Northwest, and currently lives in Portland, Oregon. He is a 25-year community development practitioner with deep experience in small business finance, energy finance and rural economic development. Adam joined Spruce Root in 2025 to serve as the organization’s Lending Director and as the inaugural Director of the Tongass Energy Bank. The Tongass Energy Bank focuses on providing catalytic financing to energy projects aligned with the rural and indigenous communities of Southeast Alaska. Prior to joining Spruce Root, Adam served as the CEO of Craft3, a sister CDFI based in Oregon and Washington.

Favorite thing about Southeast Alaska? “Southeast feels like a bigger, stronger echo of the places and people of coastal Oregon and Washington. As a newcomer, I am grateful and excited for the opportunities I will have to learn a new place and people.”