MAXIMIZING IMPACT BY CREATING STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
EMPOWERING CHANGE, BUILDING FUTURES: EXPERT COACHING AND CONSULTING FOR PHILANTHROPY, NONPROFITS, AND IMPACT INVESTORS
Jesse Leon and his team specialize in guiding foundations, impact investors, real estate developers, mental health experts, and nonprofits towards creating substantial positive impacts. Leveraging deep expertise in social impact financing, Jesse offers strategic insights that empower clients to utilize cross-sector resources effectively, aiming for outcomes that are not only profitable but also environmentally sustainable and socially equitable. Jesse, and his team, work closely with clients across various sectors to identify opportunities, overcome challenges, and maximize their impact. By fostering strategic alliances and focusing on holistic, sustainable outcomes, Jesse Leon is not just advocating for change but actively contributing to the creation of more resilient and inclusive communities.
Current consulting clients include:
Prior to creating his company, Jesse managed over $1B investments in the public sector for affordable housing (including the first LGBT senior housing development in Florida), built over 5,000 units representing over $2B in mixed income housing and master development projects as a private sector real estate developer, and managed multi-million dollar grantmaking portfolios (ranging from $10M to over $200M), including program related investments (PRIs) with various global foundations for urban redevelopment, affordable housing, place-making, activating intergenerational public spaces, racial equity, Opportunity Zones, k-12 education, community organizing, LGBTQ+ issues, and Native American economic development and housing (on and off Tribal Lands).
Jesse received his master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and his bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley where he conducted research on the spread of HIV in communities of color and helped organize the first conference on the prison industrial complex.
Jesse studied international economics abroad in Spain for one full academic year and in Cuba for a summer conducting research on HIV prevention strategies. He completed a two-year postgraduate CUREx fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania (UPENN) in urban redevelopment. Jesse is a native English and Spanish speaker and fluent in Portuguese with over 30 years of experience working on issues of substance abuse/recovery and issues impacting LGBTQ+ communities of color. Currently on the board of: