Elyse Cherry (born 1954) is the chief executive of BlueHub Capital, a community development financial institution.

[20] She previously served on the boards of the nonprofits Opportunity Finance Network,[21] the Center for New Words, and the Alliance for Business Leadership.

She has served on the boards of directors and advisory boards of various groups, including GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD),[4] MassEquality during the organization's successful campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in Massachusetts,[23] the political action committee LPAC,[24] and the Boston Foundation’s Equality Fund.

[27] Cherry is a 1975 graduate of Wellesley College, where she studied political science and from which she received the 2017 Alumnae Achievement Award.

[36] In 2021, BlueHub Capital, under Cherry's leadership, was named one of the Top 100 Women Led Businesses in Massachusetts by The Boston Globe and The Commonwealth Institute for the eighth consecutive year.

[42] She has also appeared on TV and radio shows such as the PBS NewsHour[43] and Making Money with Charles Payne.