Interim President & Chief Executive Office, Invest Newark
Roy Southerland is a true Social Impact Investment leader in the State of New Jersey. Before Invest Newark, he was with the Greater Newark Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC) team as a Senior Program Officer for Lending. During his tenure he was generated over $20 Million in investments and assisted with the portfolio management of over $40 Million of loans.
Prior to joining Greater Newark LISC, Roy spent almost two decades at the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority(NJRA) as a Senior Loan Officer. As an integral part of the NJRA’s growth and development, he has been involved with community and economic development projects that totaled more than $50 Million, which ultimately leveraged over $2 Billion of urban development projects.
Mr. Southerland attained a Bachelor of Science in Communications Sciences from Howard University in Washington, DC, a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, NJ and a Master of Arts in Public Strategic Leadership from St. Bonaventure University in St. Bonaventure, NY. He is also professionally certificated in Credit Risk Analysis and Community and Economic Development Financing from New York University.
Roy Southerland
Interim President & Chief Executive Office, Invest Newark
Roy Southerland is a true Social Impact Investment leader in the State of New Jersey. Before Invest Newark, he was with the Greater Newark Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC) team as a Senior Program Officer for Lending. During his tenure he was generated over $20 Million in investments and assisted with the portfolio management of over $40 Million of loans.
Prior to joining Greater Newark LISC, Roy spent almost two decades at the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority(NJRA) as a Senior Loan Officer. As an integral part of the NJRA’s growth and development, he has been involved with community and economic development projects that totaled more than $50 Million, which ultimately leveraged over $2 Billion of urban development projects.
Mr. Southerland attained a Bachelor of Science in Communications Sciences from Howard University in Washington, DC, a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, NJ and a Master of Arts in Public Strategic Leadership from St. Bonaventure University in St. Bonaventure, NY. He is also professionally certificated in Credit Risk Analysis and Community and Economic Development Financing from New York University.
