Melinda Clemons

Melinda Clemons has spent much of her career focused on initiatives to help improve urban communities. As the Vice President of the Central Midwest region at Enterprise Community Partners, she is responsible for creating and executing strategies that strengthen the affordable housing industry. These strategies include advancing local programs, deploying socially driven capital, and advocating for solutions to address the local and national complex housing challenges. She led the creation of a $15 million funder collaborative to support non-profit community development organizations with operating support and technical assistance. She also co-created the national $350 million Equitable Path Forward initiative to support developers of color. Under Melinda’s leadership, the Central Midwest region continues to increase the housing supply, advance racial equity, and build community resilience and upward mobility.

Melinda is a Detroit native and received her MBA and BA from the University of Michigan. She was a 2017 Opportunity Finance Network Fellow and a member of the 2021 McKinsey Black Executive Leadership Cohort. She serves on the board of Community Advocates of Detroit, Invests Detroit Investment Committee, and is a Real Estate Executive Council member.