Terri Ludwig
Enterprise Community Partners is one of the nation’s most prominent affordable housing companies, with a reach that extends across three major platforms—capital, solutions, and policy.
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Terri Ludwig
“Looking at our work around how we bring more opportunities to low-income families, housing is very much at the center of that,” says Terri Ludwig, who’s served since 2011 as president and CEO of the Columbia, Md.–headquartered firm and is based in its New York City office. “At the same time that we’re working to ensure that housing is addressed, we have to make sure housing is connected to jobs, transit, good schools, and health care.”
As an example, Enterprise is supporting collaborations between housing and health-care providers to create healthier communities. On the capital side, Enterprise has invested approximately $18.6 billion in low-income communities and has helped create 340,000 homes during its 30-year history.
In 2016, the firm will launch ImpactUs, an online marketplace that will connect investors with an extensive range of impact- and mission-driven investment opportunities. Enterprise is working closely with a number of CDFIs on the effort, says Ludwig, who serves as chair of Enterprise Community Investment, the LIHTC syndication and finance arm of the organization, led by Charlie Werhane.
Enterprise has also unveiled a long-term U.S. housing policy agenda that reimagines policy focused on ending America’s rental housing crisis.
In 2015, the organization spearheaded the Make Room campaign to raise awareness about the rental affordability crisis. During this presidential election year, look for Ludwig and her Enterprise colleagues to continue calling attention to the need for affordable housing around the country.
