Chairman, Board of Trustees
National Community Investment Fund

Vice Chairman
City First Bank of D.C.

David McGrady built the commercial lending side of the Center for Self Help, the second largest development banking institution in the country. Subsequently, he assisted the Enterprise Foundation in planning its economic development activities beyond housing. He later established a national consulting practice in the design and implementation of development finance programs in urban and rural markets. As one of the leading NMTC experts in the country, McGrady was retained to lead NMTC work by the Ford and MacArthur Foundations, as well as by a broad range of CDFI and non-CDFI clients. In addition to his NMTC practitioner role as NCIF Chairman, he also serves as the principal for City First Capital, a first round NMTC allocatee. A popular speaker at NMTC trainings and seminars across the country, McGrady participated in the preparation of several successful first and second round NMTC applications and is assisting several allocatees to implement NMTC strategies.