Annie Donovan Named New CDFI Fund Director
The U.S. Treasury Department has announced that Annie Donovan will become the new CDFI Fund director, filling the position vacated by Donna Gambrell at the end of last year. Donovan is an experienced CDFI practitioner who most recently served as CEO of CoopMetrics, a firm that provides business intelligence tools to small businesses and nonprofits. Previously, Donovan was a senior policy advisor at the White House, working to advance impact investing with the Office of Social Innovation and the Council on Environmental Quality. Donovan has also served as the chief operating officer of Capital Impact Partners, a certified CDFI focused on education, healthcare, long term care and affordable homeownership finance.