Steve Kunin
As a founding principal of Rise Community Capital, Mr. Kunin brings over a decade of real estate, investment, finance and community development experience. He has structured and deployed nearly $1 Billion in capital utilizing market rate debt and equity, Historic Tax Credits (HTCs), New Markets Tax Credits (NMTCs) and by working with economic targeted capital providers. Mr. Kunin brings an expertise in combining numerous public, private, market-rate and socially-motivated capital sources in order to secure the most flexible financing clients and sponsors. Mr. Kunin has previously worked at Next Street, Pembrook and Citigroup. Most recently at Next Street, Mr. Kunin was a Director responsible for managing the company’s Project Finance activities. Prior to joining Next Street, Mr. Kunin was a Vice President at Citi Community Capital, the community development finance arm of Citigroup. Mr. Kuni began his career as a management consultant with Deloitte Consulting providing technology and operations advisory services to Fortune 500 clients. Mr. Kunin holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with honors from Boston University and a Masters in Business Administration with honors from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School.