Henry McKoy

Henry McKoy is an experienced senior executive and leader in business, community and economic development, policy, government, finance, philanthropy and the academic worlds. He has held numerous senior executive roles in both the public and private sectors related to finance and investment.

He is a former senior-level Presidential appointee in the Biden-Harris Administration where he launched and led a new national investment office to drive clean energy and equitable economic development reaching over 250 million Americans.

He formerly served in the North Carolina Department of Commerce where he was appointed by the Governor as Assistant Secretary. At Commerce he was the top Community Development official and representative in NC government. His Division oversaw over one-billion dollars in investments across hundreds of projects throughout NC in areas of Infrastructure, Housing, and Business. He has worked extensively with federal, state, and local government agencies and officials including Mayors, City Council and County Commissioner members, City and County staff, state representatives and agencies, and Congressional offices, as well as private industry.

Before entering state government, Henry was a successful, well-respected, and award-winning business and banking leader with more than 15 years of retail and commercial banking experience, community financial development, charitable and community service, at the local, regional, and national levels. He spent more than a decade as an executive with Central Carolina Bank, National Commerce Financial and Suntrust Bank, being promoted and receiving progressively more responsibility while growing and leading several multibillion dollar divisions.

Since leaving banking in the mid-2000s, Henry has served as founder and Chief Executive of a national consulting and financial advisory firm, working with businesses, universities and organizations in preparing for and identifying capital sources, as well as on operational growth strategy. He is considered a national thought leader in those areas and their connections to community and economic development.

Henry has been involved with hundreds of non-profits, serving on boards and volunteering at the local, statewide, national, and international level.

He is a former faculty member and Director of Entrepreneurship at NC Central University. He also held appointments at UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University, and Harvard University.

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