Brian R. Nagendra

Brian R. Nagendra

Brian supported the Capital Innovation team on portfolio management and due diligence work for Living Cities impact investments.

Brian Rajan Nagendra joined Living Cities in October 2014 as the Senior Investment Associate with the Capital Innovation team. Brian formerly supported the Capital Innovation team on portfolio management and due diligence work for Living Cities impact investments.

Previously, Brian led deal development, underwriting, structuring, portfolio management and fundraising for City First Enterprises Impact Investing Fund, a $10 million fund that financed 350 affordable housing units and leveraged an additional $50mm in private and public capital. In addition, Brian developed impact and performance tracking systems for the fund, led product development, and delivered advisory and technical assistance to small businesses clients for the City First family of companies. At The Community Builders, an affordable housing developer and manager focused on comprehensive community revitalization, Brian supported the launch of a new financial education, job training, and afterschool resident services platform. At the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Center Urban Markets Initiative, Brian coordinated a pilot funding program for new information tools to address urban policy problems and tested alternative metrics to identify new economic development opportunities.

Brian has a BA in Public Policy & Urban Studies from Brown University and an MBA from Georgetown University McDonough School of Business with a focus on real estate, finance and community development.

Brian R. Nagendra

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Apply a racial lens, and other lessons from Living Cities’ impact investments

Race-neutral efforts to boost economic opportunity have failed. Going forward, organizations across sectors must deliberately incorporate a racial lens into their economic security efforts. In light of our ImpactAssets50 recognition, we will be sharing blog posts, originally posted at Impact Alpha, that highlight the unique values that led the Catalyst and Blended Catalyst Funds to be included in the ImpactAssets 50 among …

Living Cities’ Catalyst Impact Funds Named to ImpactAssets 50 for Eighth Consecutive Year

For the eighth year in a row, Living Cities’ Catalyst Family of Funds have been selected for the ImpactAssets 50, an impact investing showcase featuring fund managers with demonstrated financial capacity and a clear commitment to delivering social impact. Using capital as a forcing mechanism for social change has been a commitment of Living Cities since its origination, and the …

Living Cities’ Catalyst Impact Funds Named to ImpactAssets 50 for Seventh Consecutive Year

For the seventh year in a row, Living Cities’ Catalyst Impact Funds have been selected for the ImpactAssets 50, an impact investing showcase featuring fund managers with demonstrated financial capacity and a clear commitment to delivering social impact. Unlocking capital for social good is a principle at the heart of Living Cities’ approach to closing racial gaps by supporting the …

Living Cities’ Catalyst Impact Funds Named to ImpactAssets 50 for Sixth Consecutive Year

The ImpactAssets 50 (IA50) is the only open-source, publicly published database of exceptional impact investing fund managers. We’re thrilled to have been included on this list every year since it’s inception. In the next ten years, the impact investing space is estimated to reach $1 trillion dollars. The question we have at Living Cities is, “how do you unlock and direct that capital …

What We Learned About Collective Impact Through Raising the Blended Catalyst Fund

Living Cities launched the Blended Catalyst Fund, to invest in and test innovative approaches to solving urban problems. Here is some of what we learned through raising the Fund. A year ago, Living Cities today launched the Blended Catalyst Fund, a $36 million impact investing debt fund that tests innovative approaches to solving urban problems. The Blended Catalyst Fund combines …

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Pay for Success in the U.S.

This chart presents parties, financing, evaluation, time-frame and expected impact for Pay for Success transactions that have been implemented in the United States so far. Pay for Success financing, also called “Social Impact Bonds,” can bring new resources, new partners and a new focus on outcomes to early childhood services and other important issues. The Institute for Child Success and …

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