The new program director of Urban Investors at 海角社区, Mike Christenson, was previously a聽key member of former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak鈥檚 administration, Twin Cities Business reported.
Urban Investors, which recently moved to Augsburg, creates experiential learning opportunities for bankers and finance professionals who spend a year learning about urban issues to catalyze investment and community development that moves families out of poverty, revitalizes neighborhoods, improves schools, and builds economic opportunity. More information about the program can be found at this blog post published by Augsburg’s Sabo Center.聽
Christenson told Twin Cities Business that he plans to work with students interested in banking careers and connect them to bankers in Urban Investors as well as other bankers he knows.聽鈥淏usiness is one of the top majors at Augsburg,鈥� Christenson said in the article. “Many Twin Cities-based banks 鈥渁re getting white male candidates鈥� for open positions, and they want to diversify their workforces. It鈥檚 very exciting for me to be involved in something that develops the next generation of leadership.”