Kimberly R. Lyle

Kimberly R. Lyle is a nationally respected leader in community development finance, affordable housing, and equitable economic policy. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation, a Boston-based CDC/CDFI that integrates housing development, small business lending, and community investment to advance inclusive economic growth. Under her leadership, DBEDC manages a $229 million portfolio that includes more than 900 affordable rental homes, 40,000 square feet of commercial space, a $2 million microenterprise loan fund, and approximately $11 million in annual operating revenue.

Kimberly is widely recognized for her ability to bridge community-based practice with systems-level policy and capital strategy. Her work sits at the intersection of public finance, mission-driven lending, and real estate development, with a focus on structuring sustainable capital stacks, stewarding public and philanthropic resources, and strengthening institutional balance sheets to support long-term community impact. She has led DBEDC through significant organizational growth while maintaining strong financial performance, audit outcomes, and portfolio health—demonstrating that equity-centered development and financial discipline are not competing priorities, but mutually reinforcing ones.

Known for her strategic clarity and willingness to challenge conventional approaches, Kimberly has positioned DBEDC as a forward-looking institution responsive to evolving policy, market, and regulatory conditions. She brings particular expertise in navigating complex public-private partnerships, aligning community development outcomes with funder and investor requirements, and translating on-the-ground realities into actionable policy insight. Her leadership emphasizes accountability, measurable outcomes, and the responsible deployment of capital and other resources in historically underinvested communities.

Beyond DBEDC, Kimberly plays an active role in shaping the broader community development and CDFI ecosystem. She serves as Board Chair of the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations, where she helps guide statewide policy advocacy and sector strategy. She is also a board member of the Cooperative Fund of the Northeast and the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, contributing to regional efforts to expand equitable access to capital, support mission-driven enterprises, and strengthen community-based financial infrastructure.

Kimberly brings cross-sector leadership experience spanning technology, financial services, and higher education, informing her pragmatic and innovative approach to organizational management and policy engagement.

A proud Massachusetts native, Kimberly holds a Master of Public Policy from Tufts University and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Rutgers University, with additional graduate study in social anthropology at Harvard University—training that continues to shape her human-centered, analytically rigorous approach to economic development and public finance.