Chicagoverse 41​8 - Saurabh Narain ​(National Community Investment Fund​)

Chicagoverse 41​8 - Saurabh Narain ​(National Community Investment Fund​)

July 20, 2026 · 26 min · Episode 443

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Saurabh Narain discusses the National Community Investment Fund's efforts to support overlooked communities in Chicago through finance.

Saurabh Narain​, President and Chief Executive ​at the National Community Investment Fund​, guests on Dynasty Podcasts to speak on the NCIF’s work supporting “the people and places too often overlooked by traditional finance.” Narain details how the NCIF’s impact ​is felt​ in Chicago’s underserved ​communities, via the nonprofit​’s larger mission of creating economic opportunity in rural​ and urban America through finance. The NCIF President and Chief Executive​ also speaks to the inequality felt across Chicago’s South and West sides, shares how ​the NCIF​ supports the city’s arts and culture sectors, reveals what he learned from the organization’s CEO Perspectives on Community Development Impact report​, and more.

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Organizations: National Community Investment Fund

Books & works: CEO Perspectives on Community Development Impact report

Places: Chicago, South and West sides

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