Jeff Monge’s professional career has uniquely combined his sharp business acumen with his passion for education and community advocacy. As a Bronx native, Monge has been dedicated to uplifting underprivileged communities.
Jeff is Managing Director of Monge Capital, a Newark, NJ-based firm that specializes in capitalizing complex business and real estate investments that offer both market returns for investors and social impacts for communities.
Under his leadership, Monge Capital has closed over $3 billion in complex structured financial transactions nationwide, including Puerto Rico, and has generated thousands of construction and permanent jobs, along with critical community services.
Monge Capital has extensive expertise in direct equity and loan investing and in leveraging public financing programs, with a niche focus on New Jersey State Credits, New Market Tax Credits (NMTCs), Historic Tax Credits, and Opportunity Zones (OZ).
Before founding Monge Capital, Jeff was Senior Vice Principal for Urban America, L.P., a minority-owned, $520 million real estate investment fund focused on developing commercial real estate in underserved urban markets. Jeff also served as Director of Business Investments for the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, a $250 million public investment fund, where he oversaw investments to finance various community revitalization initiatives.
Active in community service, Jeff is a board member and the former board chair of the Real Estate Association of Latinx Professionals, the Treasurer of the Nora Gardens Senior Apartments, a board member for Social Holdings affiliated with the Boys & Girls Club of Puerto Rico, a Member of the Real Estate Executive Council, an Advisory Committee Member of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, and a co-founder and co-chair of Open Access, a program that increases representation in the community development finance field. In 2019, he received the Él Awards from La Opinión in recognition of his professional achievements and the 2024 Champion of the Year award from the Puerto Rican Association for Human Development for his social impact work.