On this episode of the Impact Real Estate Podcast, we speak with the Executive Vice President at Alliant Capital, Dudley Benoit. Dudley breaks down the x's and o's of the tax credit scene and tells us why he believes there has been an uptick in demand for more affordable housing. If one of your career goals is to do well and do good at the same time, this is an episode you do not want to miss.

EPISODE NOTES:

02:20 - What is Alliant Capital? Do well and do good.

05:18 - An allocation of tax credits

08:01 - The investor relations team -- a relatively small universe

10:40 - Avoiding math like the plague

13:02 - A sales culture and mindset

15:10 - Thinking strategically about business school

16:56 - Unique in the space

20:42 - More demand for affordable housing

22:37 - A bipartisan product

24:29 - Predictions for the future

25:55 - The Hot Seat presented by KK Reset

Dudley Benoit is Alliant’s Executive Vice President. He is responsible for the LIHTC production teams of Originations and Investor Relations, and setting and implementing company strategy as a member of Alliant’s Executive Committee. He has over 20 years of experience in the community development and real estate finance fields.

Prior to joining Alliant, Dudley worked at Santander Bank as a Senior Vice President and Director of Community Development Finance. He also held senior management positions at JPMorgan Chase in the commercial real estate multifamily lending, community development banking and the New Markets Tax Credit units. He serves on the Board of Reinvestment Fund.

A graduate of Rutgers University, Dudley also holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University.