Liz Tracey
Affordable Housing and Community Development Advisor
Liz has three decades of experience with affordable housing finance and development, spanning construction and permanent lending; equity investing; real estate development; and consulting to developers, foundations, and local and state governments – she’s done it all!
Liz worked at large institutions like Bank of America and Chase Bank in community development banking, nonprofits like Low Income Investment Fund, placing debt and tax credits, Jamboree Housing, doing business development, and juggernaut the Michaels Organization, originating new affordable deals in Texas and Colorado.
In the consulting realm, she was a senior principal at premier consulting firm, LeSar Development Consultants, where she led engagements with developers, transit agencies, local governments, and the California Department of Housing and Community Development. Liz received her bachelor’s degree from Northwestern and a master’s in business administration with a specialty in finance and real estate from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
After decades of the grind in California, Liz has wisely holed up in the small mountain town of Estes Park, CO, where she enjoys daily hiking with her dog, cross-country skiing, and hosting visits from family and friends.
Brings expertise in affordable housing, community development finance, and public-private partnership structures, including LIHTC, NMTC, and other mission-aligned capital sources.
