Director
Monica Carney is an accomplished marketing strategist and business leader, with significant experience in brand repositioning, innovation strategy, and business strategy. Currently she leads the Marketing and Communications for National Equity Fund, a leading nonprofit syndicator operating in affordable housing finance. Prior to this role, Monica led Marketing for Wealth Management at BMO Bank, N.A.. Previously, she spent more than 15 years in the consumer products industry, most recently as the Director of Marketing and Innovation for The Kellogg Company, leading channel marketing and innovation for the club channel. She has spent time in her career with industry leaders as Procter and Gamble and PepsiCo, and led her own marketing consultancy for over two years.
She is a recognized coach and educator, who has guest lectured at University of Illinois, Notre Dame University and University of Michigan. She also served as a Marketing coach for community-based entrepreneurship courses. She is also a recognized civic leader, as she was a 2015 Fellow in Leadership Greater Chicago, an experiential program that brings together Chicago’s business, public and civic leaders. She also serves on the board of the Gary Comer Youth Center on the South Side of Chicago. She holds a B.A. from University of Illinois, and an MBA from University of Michigan. Monica is married to her husband, Max, and has one son, Xavier. She is also an alum of Chicago Children’s Choir.