Managing Partner, The Riverwards Group
Chairman & CEO, Lomax Real Estate Partners
Associate Dean of Academic-Practice Integration, Jefferson College of Nursing
Manager, Loan Origination, Nonprofit Finance Fund
Director of Housing, HumanGood
President & CEO, The Badger Group
Principal, MAKE Advisory Services, LLC
Co-Chair, Public & Project Finance, Cozen O’Connor
Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking, Univest Bank and Trust Co.
Director, PFM Group Consulting LLC
Vice President of Product and Resource Development, PIDC
Acting Director,
Philadelphia Department of Commerce
Principal, Mdesigns + MWJ Consulting LLC
Director of the Department of Planning & Development
President,
Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation
David Langlieb has served as Executive Director of the Philadelphia Accelerator Fund since October of 2022. Prior to joining the fund, he spent five years as Senior Underwriter with New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC), the largest statewide Community Development Financial Institution in New Jersey. At NJCC, Dave helped grow the organization’s loan portfolio substantially, with a focus on affordable housing development, community facilities, and small business lending. His work at NJCC included numerous loans to first and second-time developers working to rehabilitate vacant property in Camden and Trenton, as well as small towns throughout south and central Jersey.
Dave has long been committed to economic development within the city of Philadelphia as well. After graduating with an MPA from the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania, he served nine years with the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC), culminating in 2017 as Vice President of Business Lending. Prior to this position he worked in grants administration and credit analysis for PIDC, administering hundreds of millions of dollars in grant and loan funds across numerous city, state, federal, and privately funded programs.
Formerly a part time travel writer, Dave has written three guidebooks, including one edition of Great Destinations: Philadelphia, Brandywine Valley and Bucks County, and two editions of Backroads and Byways of Pennsylvania. He is a board member at Impact Loan Fund and volunteers with Friends of Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School.
Leah Apgar joined the Philadelphia Accelerator Fund in February 2024 as Director of Lending and Operations. Prior to joining PAF, she spent nearly 18 years as a part of the lending team at New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC), the largest statewide Community Development Financial Institution in New Jersey. Leah’s last six years at NJCC were spent leading NJCC’s lending, which included overseeing the entire loan lifecycle and setting strategic priorities and vision for NJCC’s mission-based community development lending. During her tenure at NJCC, the on-balance sheet loan portfolio grew from approximately $20 million to more than $150 million. Leah always enjoys working on challenging transactions and financing structures.
Leah graduated from the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy (Bloustein School) at Rutgers University with a Master’s Degree in Public Policy. She currently co-teaches Nonprofit and Community Development Finance at the Bloustein School and received the Young Alumni of the Year Award from the Bloustein School in 2016. She has been committed to the community development finance field for many years, having participated in OFN’s Citi Leadership Program and NJCC’s Culture of Excellence Program with NeighborWorks America. Leah enjoys backpacking, hiking, running, and traveling.
David Langlieb has served as Executive Director of the Philadelphia Accelerator Fund since October of 2022. Prior to joining the fund, he spent five years as Senior Underwriter with New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC), the largest statewide Community Development Financial Institution in New Jersey. At NJCC, Dave helped grow the organization’s loan portfolio substantially, with a focus on affordable housing development, community facilities, and small business lending. His work at NJCC included numerous loans to first and second-time developers working to rehabilitate vacant property in Camden and Trenton, as well as small towns throughout south and central Jersey.
Dave has long been committed to economic development within the city of Philadelphia as well. After graduating with an MPA from the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania, he served nine years with the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC), culminating in 2017 as Vice President of Business Lending. Prior to this position he worked in grants administration and credit analysis for PIDC, administering hundreds of millions of dollars in grant and loan funds across numerous city, state, federal, and privately funded programs.
Formerly a part time travel writer, Dave has written three guidebooks, including one edition of Great Destinations: Philadelphia, Brandywine Valley and Bucks County, and two editions of Backroads and Byways of Pennsylvania. He is a board member at Impact Loan Fund and volunteers with Friends of Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School.
Leah Apgar joined the Philadelphia Accelerator Fund in February 2024 as Director of Lending and Operations. Prior to joining PAF, she spent nearly 18 years as a part of the lending team at New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC), the largest statewide Community Development Financial Institution in New Jersey. Leah’s last six years at NJCC were spent leading NJCC’s lending, which included overseeing the entire loan lifecycle and setting strategic priorities and vision for NJCC’s mission-based community development lending. During her tenure at NJCC, the on-balance sheet loan portfolio grew from approximately $20 million to more than $150 million. Leah always enjoys working on challenging transactions and financing structures.
Leah graduated from the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy (Bloustein School) at Rutgers University with a Master’s Degree in Public Policy. She currently co-teaches Nonprofit and Community Development Finance at the Bloustein School and received the Young Alumni of the Year Award from the Bloustein School in 2016. She has been committed to the community development finance field for many years, having participated in OFN’s Citi Leadership Program and NJCC’s Culture of Excellence Program with NeighborWorks America. Leah enjoys backpacking, hiking, running, and traveling.
Managing Partner, The Riverwards Group
Chairman & CEO, Lomax Real Estate Partners
Associate Dean of Academic-Practice Integration, Jefferson College of Nursing
Manager, Loan Origination, Nonprofit Finance Fund
Director of Housing, HumanGood
President & CEO, The Badger Group
Principal, MAKE Advisory Services, LLC
Co-Chair, Public & Project Finance, Cozen O’Connor
Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking, Univest Bank and Trust Co.
Director, PFM Group Consulting LLC
Vice President of Product and Resource Development, PIDC
Acting Director,
Philadelphia Department of Commerce
Principal, Mdesigns + MWJ Consulting LLC
Director of the Department of Planning & Development
President,
Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation
Vice President of Product and Resource Development, PIDC
Acting Director,
Philadelphia Department of Commerce
Principal, Mdesigns + MWJ Consulting LLC
Director of the Department of Planning & Development
President,
Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation
Managing Partner, The Riverwards Group
Chairman & CEO, Lomax Real Estate Partners
Associate Dean of Academic-Practice Integration, Jefferson College of Nursing
Manager, Loan Origination, Nonprofit Finance Fund
Director of Housing, HumanGood
President & CEO, The Badger Group
Principal, MAKE Advisory Services, LLC
Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking, Univest Bank and Trust Co.
Director, PFM Group Consulting LLC
Co-Chair, Public & Project Finance, Cozen O’Connor
David Langlieb has served as Executive Director of the Philadelphia Accelerator Fund since October of 2022. Prior to joining the fund, he spent five years as Senior Underwriter with New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC), the largest statewide Community Development Financial Institution in New Jersey. At NJCC, Dave helped grow the organization’s loan portfolio substantially, with a focus on affordable housing development, community facilities, and small business lending. His work at NJCC included numerous loans to first and second-time developers working to rehabilitate vacant property in Camden and Trenton, as well as small towns throughout south and central Jersey.
Dave has long been committed to economic development within the city of Philadelphia as well. After graduating with an MPA from the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania, he served nine years with the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC), culminating in 2017 as Vice President of Business Lending. Prior to this position he worked in grants administration and credit analysis for PIDC, administering hundreds of millions of dollars in grant and loan funds across numerous city, state, federal, and privately funded programs.
Formerly a part time travel writer, Dave has written three guidebooks, including one edition of Great Destinations: Philadelphia, Brandywine Valley and Bucks County, and two editions of Backroads and Byways of Pennsylvania. He is a board member at Impact Loan Fund and volunteers with Friends of Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School.
Leah Apgar joined the Philadelphia Accelerator Fund in February 2024 as Director of Lending and Operations. Prior to joining PAF, she spent nearly 18 years as a part of the lending team at New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC), the largest statewide Community Development Financial Institution in New Jersey. Leah’s last six years at NJCC were spent leading NJCC’s lending, which included overseeing the entire loan lifecycle and setting strategic priorities and vision for NJCC’s mission-based community development lending. During her tenure at NJCC, the on-balance sheet loan portfolio grew from approximately $20 million to more than $150 million. Leah always enjoys working on challenging transactions and financing structures.
Leah graduated from the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy (Bloustein School) at Rutgers University with a Master’s Degree in Public Policy. She currently co-teaches Nonprofit and Community Development Finance at the Bloustein School and received the Young Alumni of the Year Award from the Bloustein School in 2016. She has been committed to the community development finance field for many years, having participated in OFN’s Citi Leadership Program and NJCC’s Culture of Excellence Program with NeighborWorks America. Leah enjoys backpacking, hiking, running, and traveling.