Mr. Daniel Aiello is Senior Advisor in the CDFI Fund’s Office of the Deputy Director for Policy and Programs. In this role he reviews and develops program design, outcomes and policy initiatives. Prior to this, he served as Program Manager for the Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) at the CDFI Fund and oversaw that program’s work providing competitively awarded grants to finance affordable housing solutions and community revitalization efforts that benefit low-income people and communities nationwide. Dan has also served as Senior Policy and Program Officer for the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program) at the CDFI Fund.
Prior to joining the CDFI Fund in 2010, he completed his master’s degree in public policy and management at the H. John Heinz III College of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University. He received his bachelor’s degree with highest honors in American Studies from Williams College.