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Kurt Chilcott, President & CEO of CDC Small Business Finance recently joined the foundation's Investment Committee and International Advisory Board. Chilcott is a nationally recognized leader in economic and community development and small business finance. For 25 years, he has developed and led innovative and successful organizations and programs in the public and not-for-profit sectors. Under Chilcott's leadership, the San Diego-headquartered CDC Small Business Finance has experienced extraordinary growth in its offices throughout California, Arizona and Nevada.
Chilcott has a long history of association leadership in the economic development field. He currently serves on the board of the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders. He was the first co-chair of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the last chair of the Council for Urban Economic Development (CUED), chair of the National Association of Development Companies (NADCO) and president of the California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED). He has also served on the boards of numerous local and state nonprofit organizations. Chilcott’s leadership and accomplishments have been recognized by his peers and industry leaders. He is both a Fellow Member and Honorary Life Member of the International Economic Development Council. Chilcott has received both the Golden Bear Award – California’s Highest Accolade for Economic Development Leadership – and the Arthur Goodman Memorial Award for commitment to underserved populations and areas. During his tenure, CDC has received the National Lender Award a record three times, most recently in 2007. Chilcott received his B.A. from Harvard and holds a Master’s in Public Policy from UC Berkeley |