Kevin McQueen

Kevin McQueen
—Associate Director

Kevin McQueen leads the Community Development Finance Lab at the Milano’s Nonprofit Management, Public and Urban Policy Program at The New School. He is currently the Director of Lending at Leviticus Fund, an organization rooted in social and economic  justice.  He balances his extensive experience in community development finance with a deep commitment to facilitating social change through mission-driven organizations. He is the Lincoln Institute Senior Fellow at Grounded Solutions Network, where he directs a national initiative to create acquisition funds for community land trusts. McQueen holds an A.B. in  Ethics and Political Philosophy from Brown University and an MA in Global Political Economy and Finance from The New School.

McQueen’s publications include Assessing the Feasibility of a Shared Appreciation Loan Fund: Designed for Long-Term Sustainable Affordable Homeownership with Emily Thaden, Ph.D. (Grounded Solutions Network in partnership with Freddie Mac, 2018); Are Good Jobs Good Investments? U.S. Investors’ and Lenders’ Current Use of Workforce Metrics (JPMorgan Chase Foundation and the Hitachi Foundation, 2017);  Creative Placemaking and Community Economic Development: Learning from Theaster Gates; Entry Points: The Vera List Center Field Guide on Art and Social Justice, No. 1 Carin Kuoni and Chelsea Haines, Editors (Duke University Press, 2015); The Future of Neighborhood Stabilization: New Strategies for Scale (Living Cities, Ash Center of Democratic Governance and Innovation, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University);  Small Business Development Strategies: Practices to Promote Success among Low-Income Entrepreneurs, with John Weiser (BWB Solutions LLC, 2010 and Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2007);  Having It All: How Public Radio Stations Can Provide Great Service and Live Within Their Means with John Weiser (Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 2004).