Board of Directors
- Pete Carlson, Former President at Regional Growth Strategies, Board Chair
- Adrian Smith, Founding Partner at Equilibrium Impact Ventures, Treasurer
- Demetra Brown – Senior Program Manager at Promise Venture Studio
- Christina Cain, Chief Lending Officer at Peoples Advantage Federal Credit Union
- Lauren Paul – Director of Partnerships and Policy, Common Future
- Trevor Smith, Director of Narrative Change at Liberation Ventures
- Fay Horwitt, CEO & President at Forward Cities (ex officio)
Emeritus Board members include Cathy Belk, CEO of Deaconess Foundation; Brandon Cosby, Executive Director of Flanner House; Paul Grogan, President of the Boston Foundation and co-Founder of CEOs for Cities; and Brian Payne, CEO of the Central Indiana Community Foundation and former Board Chair.
Strategic Advisors
- Alex Derkson, Corporate Counsel, Real Estate at Amazon
- Jean Horstman, Founding CEO of Interise
- Maurice Jones, CEO of OneTen
- Walker Sanders, President of the Greensboro Community Foundation