Margaret Anadu

Margaret Anadu is a member of the Inclusive Capitalism Executive Council at the Milken Institute and a senior partner at The Vistria Group, where she cofounded and leads the real estate practice, including one of the largest and fastest-growing affordable housing funds in the United States. Anadu has devoted her career to investing that not only generates strong economic returns but also has a demonstrable positive impact on underserved individuals, families, and communities. She is widely recognized as one of the foremost experts on equitable access to capital, having invested more than $10 billion across hundreds of transactions throughout the United States. Anadu was named one of the most influential figures in US commercial real estate by Commercial Observer and included in 40 Under 40 lists by Fortune, Black Enterprise, and Crain’s. 

Prior to joining Vistria, Anadu was a partner at Goldman Sachs, where she was the global head of sustainability and impact for asset management and head of the Urban Investment Group (UIG), the first impact investing platform at a major US financial institution and Goldman Sachs’ primary impact investing business. Under her leadership, UIG invested more than $2 billion annually in affordable and workforce housing, community facilities, educational space, industrial facilities, green infrastructure, student loans, and small businesses. 

In 2022, Anadu was appointed chair of the board of directors of the New York City Economic Development Corporation. She also serves on the boards of the Mellon Foundation, NewYork-Presbyterian, the Urban Institute, and Enterprise Community Partners. She holds a BA from Harvard College and lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband and two children.