Adam Henson

Adam Henson is a transformational financial services executive with more than a decade of experience leading lending, risk management, operations, finance, and strategic growth within community development and economic development finance organizations. Known for scaling organizations through periods of rapid growth while maintaining strong portfolio performance, operational discipline, and mission impact. Led a more than fourfold increase in annual lending production and a tenfold expansion of portfolio assets while improving portfolio quality and maintaining repayment performance of approximately 96 percent. Nationally recognized authority on disaster recovery finance, SBA lending, public capital deployment, and small business resiliency. Over the past six years, has helped direct the deployment of nearly $1 billion in grants and financing supporting entrepreneurs, disaster recovery efforts, and economic development initiatives across the United States. Trusted advisor to boards, policymakers, government agencies, financial institutions, and philanthropic partners seeking innovative approaches to capital deployment, economic resilience, and small business growth.