Community development finance: Responding to community needs

Free and open to the public. Reception to follow.

Join the conversation: #policytalks

The community development finance field as we know it began approximately 40 years ago. How does the field respond to local community needs? What does the future of the field hold? The panelists will discuss their work in helping to deliver capital to America’s communities, the growth and transformation of the industry,  headwinds the field faces and what’s in store for the next 40 years of community development finance.

Panelists:

• Wayne Meyer - President, New Jersey Community Capital 
• Lori Chatman - President, Enterprise Community Loan Fund 
• Roberto Barragan - Former President and CEO, Valley Economic Development Center 
• Lela Wingard - Former Senior Vice President of Community Reinvestment & Community Partnerships, JPMorgan Chase

Moderator: Dudley Benoit - Director of Community Development Finance, Santander Bank, N.A., Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan

• finance
• DEI
• Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence
• Dudley Benoit
• Wayne Meyer
• Lori Chatman
• Roberto Barragán
• Lela Wingard
• Michael Barr