About Origami Impact
A trusted partner for mission-driven leaders navigating complexity and change
Our Mission
We partner with mission-driven leaders to unlock their boldest visions and create lasting impact by building the clarity, alignment, and momentum needed to turn vision into action.
Our Philosophy
Doing meaningful, mission-driven work begins not with having all the answers, but with the courage to ask thoughtful questions and create space for people and ideas to thrive.
We approach every partnership with curiosity, care, and respect for the wisdom that already exists within each leader and organization. Our role is not to prescribe solutions, but to help uncover what is already possible and support leaders in bringing it to life.
Our Values
Unlock Potential
Recognize the wisdom and capability already within every leader, organization, and community.
Embrace Boldness
Challenge convention and imagine new possibilities through courage and creativity.
Design Sustainability
Build strategies that are both visionary and practical so real change can last.
Build Partnership
Lead with trust, accountability, and respect to create authentic collaboration.
Learn Continuously
Reflect, adapt, and evolve to strengthen how we lead and create impact.
Meet Our Founder
Eva Liu, Founder and Principal Consultant of Origami Impact, is a strategist, facilitator, and thought partner dedicated to helping mission-driven leaders and organizations thrive.
Eva brings deep experience across philanthropy, consulting, and finance. Before founding Origami Impact, she served as the founding Chief Strategy and Operations Officer at Chicago Beyond, where she led strategy, operations, and marketing, and helped deploy more than $50 million into community-led initiatives. Earlier in her career, Eva was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company and advised nonprofit healthcare systems on capital access as an investment banker at Barclays.
Born and raised in Chicago’s Chinatown, Eva is a first-generation college graduate and passionate advocate for financial inclusion and equity. She serves on the board of Project: VISION and on the Illinois Advisory Board for Mikva Challenge.
Eva graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with an A.B. in Government and a minor in Economics, and earned her MBA with honors from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
