Brian Nagendra

Biography: Brian Rajan Nagendra has 15 years experience in community development finance and community economic development and consults through Abacus Impact. He worked previously at Living Cities Catalyst Impact Fund, City First Enterprises Impact Investing Fund, the Community Builders, and the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Center Urban Markets Initiative. Brian serves as the Treasurer on the board of directors for Wacif (wacif.org), a nonprofit community loan fund supporting small businesses based in Washington, D.C and on the finance committee of Working Solutions, a small business lender in the SF Bay area. Brian has a BA in Public Policy from Brown University and an MBA from Georgetown University McDonough School of Business with a focus on real estate, finance and community development.