Brandee McHale leads Citi’s efforts to drive economic opportunity and invest in the equitable and inclusive growth of communities through impact investing, community-based financial access and education programs, fulfilment of U.S. Community Reinvestment Act regulatory obligations, employee volunteerism and the philanthropy of the Citi Foundation. In this role, Brandee also led the creation, coordination and completion of Action for Racial Equity, Citi and the Citi Foundation’s multi-year commitment to help close the racial wealth gap and increase economic mobility in the United States.
With more than three decades of experience in financial services and philanthropy, Brandee has dedicated her career to developing forward-thinking initiatives that connect low-income communities and communities of color to jobs, housing and a more economically secure future. Prior to her current role, she led Citi’s corporate citizenship efforts, including volunteerism, environmental sustainability and the Citi Foundation’s philanthropy. She previously served as Director of Operations for Citi Community Capital. She also helped establish a business and philanthropic case for financial inclusion and asset building as a program officer at the Ford Foundation.
Brandee serves on the Board of Directors of the Council on Foundations and National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders and is a member of the Federal Depository Insurance Corporation (FDIC)’s Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion. She previously served on the Board of Directors for two leading organizations focused in income and wealth gaps, Living Cities, a philanthropic collaborative made up of the largest U.S private and corporate foundations, and Prosperity Now, a D.C.-based public policy and research entity. Brandee has also served on the Board of Directors of the Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC), America’s Promise and Philanthropy NY.