Kemba M. Esmond

Kemba Esmond comes to NeighborWorks America following a career that has spanned four industries. She started her career at a nonprofit publishing association, where she worked across all areas of accounting, auditing and finance and rose to Assistance Controller. She then accepted an opportunity to lead the business operations of a new city government agency in Philadelphia for the Office of the Mayor. After spending four years building out the agency, leading strategic planning and efforts to raise more than $20 million in support of initiatives, she transitioned to the corporate sphere.

At JPMorgan Chase, Esmond focused on modeling credit risk for a $153 billion portfolio and led the financial analytics behind the launch of the Chase Ink Business Card. She then transitioned to Fannie Mae, where she reduced credit losses on a $2.3 trillion portfolio following the 2008 financial crisis. This included credit risk management, performance monitoring and reporting, forecasting and analytics, people development, building out new capabilities, and supporting loss mitigation efforts within the single-family business.

Esmond completed her undergraduate work at Oakwood University earning a Bachelor of Science in accounting and went on to earn a Master of Business Administration from Pittsburg State University. She holds the professional designation of Certified Public Accountant and believes in the mission of NeighborWorks America to revitalize communities.

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