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Nick Mitchell-Bennett

Rider · Chief Executive Officer, cdcb

Nick Mitchell-Bennett is the Chief Executive Officer of cdcb and Administrator of the RGV Multibank CDFI, headquartered in Brownsville, Texas. Since stepping into leadership in 2008, he has led the cdcb team in developing more than 3,000 affordable homes, raising over $75 million in public and private grant funds, and deploying more than $100 million in private lending capital and equity. He holds a BA from Tabor College, an MS from Eastern University, a Housing Development Finance Professional certification, and completed the Achieving Excellence program at Harvard's JFK School. In 2015 he was named Texas Houser of the Year.

I have spent my career building homes along the border. Riding the country is a chance to listen to how housing actually feels in every town between here and the coast.