Luther Ragin, Jr.

Luther M. Ragin, Jr. is the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the scale and effectiveness of impact investing. Prior to joining the GIIN, Luther served as Vice President for Investments at the F.B. Heron Foundation from 1999 to 2011. Mr. Ragin oversaw the Foundation's endowment, building a portfolio of more than $260 million, steadily increasing the impact investing allocation to more than 40 percent. Prior to joining the Foundation, he was the Chief Financial Officer of the National Community Capital Association. Other significant experience includes eight years as Chief Financial Officer of Earl G. Graves, Ltd. and seven years with Chase Manhattan Bank. He holds a BA and Master of Public Policy from Harvard, and is a graduate of Columbia University's Executive Program in Business Administration. He is a member of the board of directors of Social Finance U.S., the GIIN, and the Threshold Group. He is a lecturer in Public Management at the Harvard Kennedy School and a senior research fellow at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations.