Abby joined the SFHAF as its second staff member in 2017, six months after the Fund's launch. She helped establish lending processes at SFHAF, and now oversees the day to day management of new originations and portfolio projects. Abby manages borrower relationships and coordination with SFHAF's public sector partner, the San Francisco Mayor's Office of Housing & Community Development. Abby has previously worked in economic development at HR&A Advisors in New York, and was a graduate intern with the Community Development Finance team of Silicon Valley Bank in San Francisco. She received her BA magna cum laude from Amherst College and completed her MBA at the Yale School of Management. She is originally from Somerville, MA and now lives in San Francisco.