In naming Michael Pugh a leader in finance, Crain's NY noted his leadership of LISC, a CDFI that has invested $30 billion in underserved communities, as well as his accomplishments in establishing a loan fund leveraging alternative data and cultivating the next generation of financial leaders at HBCUs.

In a podcast with CEO Magazine, our incoming CEO, Michael T. Pugh, reflects on wisdom from home and how it has shaped and motivated his career, dedicated to supporting people and communities sidelined by the mainstream economy. The key, he says, "is spending my time on things that will make a difference to those I …