Dara Eskridge is the CEO of Invest STL. An urban planner, architect and philanthropic leader, she advances opportunities to build wealth and power in Black and other racially and economically marginalized neighborhoods through equitable development and investment practices. Prior to this, Eskridge was senior project manager, then director of operations, for the Greater St. Louis area at Urban Strategies community development organization. Previously, she was senior planner for strategy and innovation at the St. Louis County executive office. A community development advisory council member of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Eskridge is a board director of St. Louis Economic Development Partnership and Art Place Initiative St. Louis. She is a LEED Accredited Professional for Neighborhood Development and a 2023 Aspen Ascend Fellow.
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