Ms. Ashani O'Mard

Ashani Collins O’Mard serves as Senior Vice President of Strategic Housing Investments at the Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership (ANDP), where she grows strategic partnerships needed to enhance ANDP’s ability to acquire, develop, and invest to achieve its mission and sustainability. Previously, O’Mard served as Founding Executive Director of Atlanta Affordable Housing Fund, a $15MM closed-end, social impact fund, which served as a proof of concept for how innovative investment vehicles can help address Atlanta’s housing crisis. In 2022, AAHF merged under the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta in efforts to scale this model and in 2023 announced its $100 Million GoATL Housing Impact Fund. Ms. O’Mard is a graduate of Wellesley College and the Harvard Kennedy School. She serves on the Boards of Directors for Next Generation Men & Women (Board Chair Emerita), Atlanta Urban Development Corporation (Vice Chair), Georgia Social Impact Collaborative, Women of Color in Community Development (Founding Board Member), and Emory University’s Board of Visitors.