Josh Silver

Author of Ending Redlining through a Community-Centered Reform of the Community Reinvestment Act

Currently a consultant and Senior Fellow at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), Josh Silver’s 30-year career at NCRC involved protecting and strengthening the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), fair lending laws, and data disclosure laws to hold financial institutions accountable for fair and responsible lending. He was also a development manager for two years at Manna, Inc., a local nonprofit housing developer based in the District of Columbia. Before NCRC and Manna, Josh was a research associate at the Urban Institute in the District of Columbia. He has a master’s in public affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor’s from Columbia University in New York City. He splits his time in Morris, CT near a lake and in Bethesda, MD with his wife, Kathy Bakich, and cat, Daphne. His daughter, Michelle Silver, is currently pursuing a career in arts management and musical theater in London, United Kingdom.

Zeke Hernandez

Max and Bernice Garchik Family Presidential Associate Professor at the Wharton School

The Max and Bernice Garchik Family Presidential Associate Professor at the Wharton School and the author of the critically acclaimed book The Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers. His pioneering research linking immigration to investment and economic growth has won multiple prizes, including an unprecedented three emerging scholar awards from the top academic associations in his field. Zeke is one of the highest-rated teachers at Wharton, one of Poets & Quants world's best 40 under 40 business professors, and one of the youngest recipients of a presidential professorship at the University of Pennsylvania. He loves his family, soccer, and meeting people from all over the world.

Rohit Acharya

Nonresident Fellow – Brookings Metro

Rohit Acharya is a nonresident fellow at Brookings Metro. Acharya is an expert at using applied data science to generate new insights into the challenges found in U.S. cities. His research focuses on reducing poverty without displacement, enhancing public safety and health outcomes, improving education, and building wealth among low-income populations.

Acharya is also a founding partner at Common Good Labs, a research organization that designs actionable solutions to improve communities. Common Good Labs uses data science tools—including geospatial modeling, machine learning algorithms, and network analyses—to empower leaders in foundations, nonprofit organizations, and government. He previously worked as the co-founder and chief data scientist of First Access and in portfolio management at Bridgewater Associates.

In Pittsburgh, Acharya serves as the board treasurer of the Environmental Charter School, a public K12 school with a curriculum focused on eco-literacy, and is a board member of New Sun Rising, a community development nonprofit.

Acharya holds a B.A. in applied mathematics from Harvard University and is a chartered financial analys

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