Gary Lindner is a managing director on the transactions team. Gary provides professional services to help build the capacity of certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) that serve disadvantaged businesses and low-income communities.
Gary has more than 20 years of experience as a financial consultant to corporations and not-for-profit organizations. During his professional and personal life, Gary strives to uphold a set of core values, including integrity, service and excellence.
- Served as chief executive officer (CEO) for various organizations during the last three decades, providing high-impact operational and financial results within the private, military and not-for-profit sectors
- Served 15 years in the not-for-profit small business lending industry as a CEO or chief operating officer (COO)
- Involved in the distribution of more than 7,000 loans
- Introduced three Small Business Administration (SBA) loan products
- Educated, trained and provided technical assistance programs to clients
- Maintained exceptional communications, marketing and social media outreach
- Completed three successful mergers/acquisitions
- Involved in $100 million New Market Tax Credits (NMTCs) over four allocations
- Initiated and served as fiscal agent for a national collaborative of 12 CDFIs committed to veteran business lending
- Served in the US Air Force
- Highly decorated combat and service-disabled veteran
- Achieved rank of Colonel and Command Pilot
Industry involvement
- Association for Enterprise Opportunity, National Board Chair
- Texas Mezzanine Fund, Board Service
- Texas Association of CDC, Board Service
- On the Road Lending, Board Service
- Veterans Business Project, Board Service
- Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce, Board Service
- City of Austin Commission on Veteran Affairs, Board Service
Awards and recognition
- Executive Leadership Award, Greater Austin Chamber
- Best Non-profit CEO of the Year, Austin Business Journal
- Texas Diversity Council – Corporate Award
- Outstanding Community Lender award from Tory Burch Foundation
- Wells Fargo Diverse Community Capital Award
- Bank of America Neighborhood Builder Award
- Multiple Texas SBA district awards, SBA grants and CDFI financial assistance awards
Thought leadership
- A regular speaker and/or panelist for several national conferences
- Association for Enterprise Opportunity
- Opportunity Finance Network
- Various national veteran conferences and webinars
Location
Texas
Education
Bachelor of Science
The United States Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
Master of Science in political science
Auburn University (Alabama)