John Rooney Email & Phone Number

Providence, RI, US

In this role I work to develop and implement programming to maximize opportunities for local and historically underserved residents and businesses on Gilbane’s construction projects.

New York, New York, US

The Leadership New York (LNY) program is a competitively-selected, rigorous 175+ hour experiential leadership development program for mid-career and early-executive professionals to develop the personal skills, civic knowledge and a multi-sector network to effectively lead change. Coro is NYC’s premier civic leadership training organization and a community.

New York, New York, US

• Oversee ConstructNYC, a competitive program designed to accelerate the development of select minority and women-owned construction businesses through intense training and access to work on transformational projects.
• Manage data collection, analysis and interpretation to optimize program performance and drive compliance among stakeholders.
• Produce comprehensive quarterly reports on M/W/DBE performance for distribution throughout the corporation, identifying roadblocks and recommendations for improvement.
• Manage two loan funds that provide capital to small and medium construction-related businesses.Senior Program Manager | November 2011- July 2016
• Developed deep understanding of the workings of NYC government, the mechanics of public-private partnerships and the technical components of the design and construction process.
• Established procurement practices that resulted in a 20% increase in M/W/DBE contract awards since 2014.

New York, NY, US

• Crafted strategy for communicating LISC NYC’s Building Sustainable Communities work in a compelling way that connected its historic affordable housing work with new initiatives around education, healthy food access.
• Road-tested development plan to secure new sources of funding for LISC NYC programs

• This project was borne out of a gathering of thought leaders in the community development, banking, and public sectors to confront the issue of a foreclosure crisis that leveled low-income and moderate-income.
• Co-authored white paper that presents a strong case for implementing recommendations, with a focus on how the political viability of these recommendations could be enhanced
• Developed expertise on all issues related to the foreclosure crisis by canvassing universe of journal articles and research papers for relevant data, and conducting interviews with subject matter experts
• Led discussions among thought leaders in the community development, housing, and banking industries to frame the foreclosure problem and its impact on low- and moderate-income communities
• Managed consensus around recommendations that cover topics such as implementing principal reduction programs, refashioning homeownership strategy, and modifying the Community Reinvestment Act

New York, New York, US

• Consulting Intern for a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) with over $200 million in assets that specializes in loans to nonprofits and unbanked and underbanked small businesses in low- and.
• Executed industry analysis comparing SFS to over 120 CDFIs over a multi-year period; used this analysis to detect industry trends, highlight competitive strengths and weaknesses, and inform an overhaul in marketing.
• Prepared 50-page feasibility study concerning the creation of a venture capital fund focused on small businesses in underserved communities
• Analyzed research on current issues facing CDFIs to advise senior staff on which government policy recommendations to support

New York, NY, US

• Corporate Relationship Manager in the Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) division of the largest securities servicing firm in the world with assets under management of $966 billionMy duties included:
• Managed and cultivated bank relationships with high profile institutional clients, including the division’s most profitable client, engaging outside counsel and specialists from other divisions, when necessary
• Chosen by senior management to represent the division on a committee tasked with measuring post-merger employee sentiment and proposing ways to increase employee engagement
• Interviewed, trained, mentored and oversaw four associates
• Managed over $2 billion in monthly principal and interest disbursements for various ABS programs
• Worked with many different types of securitized assets including auto loans and leases, life settlements, healthcare receivables, lottery winnings, and royalty payments

Mba, Business, Finance, Community And Economic Development

Data Analytics

Certificate, Real Estate Development

B.S., Financial Economics