Dan Letendre is responsible for managing Bank of America’s lending and investing activities with Community Development Financial Institutions.  Mr. Letendre also manages the bank’s Blended Finance Catalyst Pool – investments to stimulate more sustainable development and contribute to the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. Prior to this role, Mr. Letendre was Managing Director of the Merrill Lynch Community Development Company.  He also managed the New Markets Tax Credit Program and focused on expanding the firm’s Socially Responsible Investment products. Mr. Letendre was Vice President at JPMorgan Chase and also worked within Chase’s Financial Institutions Group.  He was a management consultant with Booz Allen & Hamilton and a research analyst with Paine Webber. He has served on the boards of several community development institutions including Low Income Investment Fund, Hope Enterprise Corporation, Prosperity Now, the New York Community Investment Company, as well as on the advisory boards of Local Capital Markets Investment Fund and the Opportunity Finance Network - CARS Program. Mr. Letendre received a BS from Manhattan College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.