Kenneth D. Wade
	Chief Executive Officer NeighborWorks® America 1325 G St, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005-3100 (202) 220-2300

Biographical Notes

As chief executive officer of NeighborWorks America, Kenneth D. Wade oversees the provision of technical assistance, financial assistance and training that assists over 3,000 community based organizations and oversees the support of a national network of more than 240 affordable housing and community development organizations serving over 4,000 communities. NeighborWorks America is a public nonprofit corporation established as the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation by an Act of Congress in 1978. [NeighborWorks America is the organization's trade name.]

Wade, who joined NeighborWorks America in 1990, has more than 25 years of experience in community development. He most recently served for five years as NeighborWorks America’s director of national programs, initiatives, and research. In this role, Wade directed all national programmatic initiatives for NeighborWorks America, including the NeighborWorks Campaign for Home Ownership, the NeighborWorks Multifamily Initiative, the NeighborWorks Insurance Alliance, the NeighborWorks Rural Initiative, and the NeighborWorks Community Building and Organizing Initiative. Wade has overseen the development of a number of national partnerships on behalf of the NeighborWorks network. In addition, he served as the director of the NeighborWorks America New England district for eight years.

Prior to joining NeighborWorks America, Wade worked for nine years with Boston’s United South End Settlements. He participated in the development of the “Community Investment Plan” in Boston established by local banks and the Community Investment Coalition in 1990. He has served on a variety of boards and committees. Currently he serves on the Fannie Mae National Housing Advisory Council; the Bank of America National Community Advisory Council; the Board of Trustees of the National Housing Conference; the Board of Overseers of the School of Community & Economic Development of Southern New Hampshire University; the board for the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders; the Board of Trustees for The Appraisal Foundation; the board for the National Human Services Assembly; the board for the National Housing Counseling Association; and the Advisory Board for the Sears Community Revitalization Fund.

Wade studied at Springfield College and University of Massachusetts College of Public and Community Service.

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