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Ariel Behr

Director of East Coast Region

Ariel Behr is the Director of RDF’s East Coast Region.  Since joining RDF in 2015, she has been involved with all aspects of operations, including originating, underwriting and closing loans and managing relationships with multiple partners.  Ariel primarily works on financings for affordable housing and charter school facilities.  A native New Yorker, Ariel received a BA from Swarthmore College and an MBA from Columbia Business School, with a focus on Social Enterprise.  Prior to joining RDF, Ariel worked at Local Initiatives Support Corporation for over 6 years, with a similar focus on affordable housing and charter school facilities.  At LISC, Ariel led the development of LISC NYC’s Green Initiative—an effort that retrofitted 10,000 units of LIHTC housing throughout NYC with energy efficiencies.  Prior to joining LISC in December 2005, Ariel was the Director of the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation’s Computer Resource Centers Program—an initiative to bridge the digital divide by providing free computer classrooms inside recreation centers throughout NYC.

She lives in Manhattan with her husband and two young daughters.

Accomplishments:

  • Women in Housing and Finance of NYC (Board Member 2009-2012)
  • Bronx Community Charter School Board member (2008-present)
  • West 104th Street Community Garden Treasurer and Steering Committee Member (2010-2020)
Phone 602-417-1400
Raza Development Fund (RDF) is the largest national, Latino-focused nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). Driven by a mission to close wealth and opportunity gaps in Latino and other under-resourced communities across the United States, RDF provides responsible and attainable financial solutions to community-based organizations focused on health, education, affordable housing, climate resilience, homeownership, and entrepreneurship. RDF was founded in 1999 as a support organization to UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy nonprofit, formerly known as the National Council of La Raza. As a testament to its exceptional financial strength and impact, RDF stands out as one of the few CDFIs with a prestigious AA- S&P rating. Since its inception, RDF has invested more than $1.3 billion across 38 states, leveraging over $6 billion in additional capital.
In accordance with federal law and U.S. Department of the Treasury policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. Submit a complaint of discrimination, by mail to U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity , 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20220, (202) 622-1160 (phone), (202) 622-0367 (fax), or email crcomplaints@treasury.gov (email).

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