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Andrea Levere

Washington, District of Columbia

Andrea Levere is the CEO of Capitalize Good, a Social Enterprise Fellow at the Yale School of Management, and a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Andrea began her career in development finance at the National Development Council (now Grow America) before joining Prosperity Now, a national intermediary focused on wealth inequality, where she served as President for 14 years. In this role, she led the growth of the asset-building field, focusing on both policy development and financial sustainability while launching national movements for matched savings for adults and children.

She currently serves as the Board chair of two Community Development Financial Institutions – ROC USA and Rochdale Capital – and Vice Chair of Scale Link. She was also a member of the Community Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, for which she served as Vice Chair and Chair during her three-year term. She received her BA at Brown University and MBA at the Yale School of Management.

Stories Featuring Andrea Levere
February 14, 2025
Impact & Inspiration: 2024 Ascend Annual Report
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February 14, 2024
2023 Ascend Impact & Inspiration Report
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December 1, 2021
Washington, DC’s Two Generations, One Future Day
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November 19, 2019
Leading with Equity
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April 3, 2018
New Report: An Anthology from the 2012 Class of Ascend Fellows
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