Adjunct Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow
Luther M. Ragin, Jr., Adjunct Lecturer, is Vice President for Investments at The F.B. Heron Foundation, a national foundation with assets of $300 million located in New York City. Prior to joining the Foundation in 1999, Ragin was the Chief Financial Officer of the National Community Capital Association, a trade association of community development financial institutions that provide access to capital in low-income communities.
Other significant experience includes eight years as Chief Financial Officer of Earl G. Graves, Ltd., and seven years with Chase Manhattan Bank, including three years as Vice President of Syndications/Assets Sales for the North American Corporate Finance Sector. He is a member of the Board of Directors of ShoreBank Corporation, the nation's largest community development bank holding company, and The Threshold Group, an independent wealth advisor for high net worth families.
He is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Classical Theatre of Harlem. Ragin holds a BA and Master of Public Policy from Harvard, and is a graduate of Columbia University's Executive Program in Business Administration.