Roxbury-based BlueHub Capital’s Karen Kelleher is seeing no let-up in demand for the lender’s services as an intermediary piecing together financing packages for real estate projects in low-income communities.
A change of ownership this month will enable Gienapp Architects to expand its opportunities to pursue publicly-sponsored building projects as Imelda Barnhurst takes the reins.
On the front lines in the housing affordability battle, Suneeth John leads the Fenway CDC’s real estate team in identifying promising sites and finding financing sources to acquire and develop them.
Coming from the world of government administration, Rafia Zahir-Uddin has helped JPMorgan Chase to organize significant community investments in Massachusetts as its vice president for corporate responsibility.
Matt Maggiore got his start at his family’s Woburn-based construction and development firm as a laborer alongside young Ben and Casey Afleck. Now company president, he’s hunting for suburban Boston condominium development sites.
Robert Cashman’s life has been intertwined with Metro Credit Union from the start: his grandfather founded it and his father led it. Now, he’s leading the Chelsea lender to new heights.
Laura Lakin’s career in the Massachusetts Army National Guard is lending extra significance to her current role helping oversee the interior fitout of a new comprehensive brain health and trauma program for military veterans in Charlestown.
After 13 years in a behind-the-scenes leadership role at Country Bank, Mary McGovern is preparing to step into the limelight as the bank’s new president and future CEO.
Jeff Speck has spent decades advocating for the benefits of dense and walkable environments. As cities confront the future of urban spaces in the post-pandemic era, he’s teaming up with transit advocate Chris Dempsey.
As a former bakery owner and chamber of commerce leader, Julie Copoulos has first-hand experience with the hurdles that entrepreneurs face in Massachusetts’ Gateway Cities that she applies as Pittsfield’s new transformative development fellow.
North Easton Savings Bank is looking to diversify its lending business by building out its roster of small business and nonprofit clients. It’s charged Chief Lending Officer Ralph Letner with making that happen.
For real estate developers pursuing projects in Boston, the road to approval often leads through McDermott, Quilty, Miller & Hanley partner Joseph Hanley’s State Street offices.
Richard “Dick” Kelly has been in banking for 40 years, and is putting that experience to the test as he steps into his latest role at MountainOne Bank – at a time when lenders everywhere are keeping a watchful eye on their commercial borrowers.
The 2008 global financial crisis might not have been a popular time to launch a real estate career, but the new Massachusetts Association of Realtors President Wallick turned it into a springboard for 15 years of success.
Housing production in Boston relies heavily on builders like Diarmaid McGregor who specialize in finding overlooked sites through word-of-mouth and pushing them through permitting and construction.
Deniz Johnson shifted from healthcare technology to financial tech 24 years ago, and has been solving complex problems in the highly regulated industry ever since. She’s now the COO at Stratyfy an artificial intelligence company helping a high-profile effort to root out racial bias in loan underwriting.
Dariela Villón-Maga has first-hand experience in the role that affordable housing can play in neighborhood stability. Now, Villon-Maga’s DMV Housing Partners is creating new affordable home ownership opportunities in Boston
For 30 years, Anne Tangen had served wealth management clients at Fidelity and running a State Street Bank business unit that generated $90 million per year, until she found herself drawn to community banking.
Eight years of hands-on experience in the life science world was the foundation of Jane Kepros’ career switch, where she now plays a role in shaping the next generation of research facilities.
