Valerie White serves as the Head of National Housing Strategic Initiatives, where she leads the national effort to manage and grow over $30 billion in affordable housing investments across the One LISC enterprise--which includes LISC, the National Equity Fund, Loan Fund Management, Broadstreet, and LISC Green. In her role, Valerie develops and implements plans to achieve capital growth and investment through innovative financing structures aimed at increasing access to capital for affordable housing development to brings a cohesive suite of products to local markets across the country. Valerie also spearheads the expansion of the One LISC pipeline to enhance housing unit production through collaborative strategies and execution within LISC and its affiliates. She designs strategies to extend the reach of proven programs throughout LISC’s geography. Valerie establishes LISC's position as a national leader and expert voice on affordable housing and grows partnerships among key national stakeholders. In addition, Valerie continues to serve as Senior Executive Director of LISC NY, where she leads the strategic expansion of investments to enhance LISC's statewide efforts in creating an economic and community development ecosystem across the state of New York.
With over 30 years of experience in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, Valerie joined LISC NY in April 2020 after serving as the Executive Vice President at Empire State Development (ESD) and as the Executive Director of the New York State Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development. Prior to that, she held the position of Vice President at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation and spent over 17 years at Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings (S&P) as Managing Director, where she led the municipal finance structure securities and housing finance analytics division.
In addition to her extensive professional background, Valerie is actively engaged in civic and community service. In December 2024, she was appointed to the New York City 2025 Charter Revision Commission, focusing on housing.