Brett co-founded Scale Link in 2020 to create a first of its kind secondary market for CDFI originated small business microloans. Scale Link has provided $55M in capital and more than $6M in new revenue to its CDFI partners by selling over $37M million to banks via its secondary market. Prior to Scale Link, he held positions in program management, planning, and start-ups across industries. As Director of Programs and Policy, he was instrumental in Accion Chicago’s efforts to expand lending more than 150% during the aftermath of the last financial crisis. He also worked with several start-up engineered systems companies and in operations strategy and planning for Cummins Power Systems, a fortune 200 manufacturing firm. Brett earned a joint B.A. in Economics and History from Xavier University and has both a Master of Business Administration and Master of Philosophy of Religion from Yale University.