Council of Development Finance Agencies
Brad Fletcher is currently the Managing Director of Public Finance at the Illinois Finance Authority/Climate Bank, a position held since December 2010, where leadership focuses on financing for 501(c)(3) organizations and conduit borrowers in the tax-exempt private activity bond market. Additionally, Brad is a member of the Board of Directors for the Council of Development Finance Agencies, an organization that promotes the interests of development finance across various sectors. Academic credentials include a Master's in Business Administration with a specialization in Finance from Saint Xavier University and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy from DePaul University.
Council of Development Finance Agencies
The Council of Development Finance Agencies is a national association dedicated to the advancement of development finance concerns and interests. CDFA is comprised of the nation’s leading and most knowledgeable members of the development finance community representing public, private and non-profit development entities. Members are state, county and municipal development finance agencies and authorities that provide or otherwise support economic development financing programs, including tax-exempt and taxable bonds, credit enhancement programs, and direct debt and equity investments as well as a variety of non-governmental and private organizations ranging from regional and large investment banks to commercial finance companies to bond counsel, bond insurers, trustees, venture capital companies, rating agencies, and other organizations interested in economic development finance.