Arthur Gimenez

Arthur Gimenez is a Portfolio Manager at Reinvestment Fund. Prior to Reinvestment Fund, Arthur previously served as the Senior Business Development Officer at PIDC, the City of Philadelphia’s official economic development organization and a CDFI. Over the course of five years, Arthur originated over $15MM of loans by assisting small business owners and real estate developers in obtaining flexible and affordable business financing, with a special focus on assisting BIPOC business owners. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Arthur took on several leadership roles during the pandemic response, leading PIDC’s involvement in the successful deployment of the $225MM PA Statewide Relief Small Business Assistance Program and the $145MM COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program (CHIRP).

Prior to PIDC, Arthur was the Director of Lending at The Enterprise Center, a CDFI located in West Philadelphia, and oversaw business loan origination, portfolio management, and loan fund capitalization. Arthur grew the loan portfolio from $500,000 to over $2.5MM and oversaw business loan origination, portfolio management, and loan fund capitalization. Passionate about civic engagement, he serves on the Board of Maternity Care Coalition, SEAMAAC, and Entrepreneur Works.