Matthew Roth is President and CEO of Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF), a national CDFI with the mission to work in partnership to expand economic opportunity for small businesses and communities by reimagining the way capital and resources flow. Roth has more than 30 years of experience in community development finance and has extensive expertise in building teams, deploying capital, strategic planning, and capital raising.

Roth leads CRF’s strategic direction, advancing its vision of a just economy that works for all small businesses and communities. He guides an integrated approach that brings together capital, technology, program design, and financial innovation to expand access to capital and resources. This work includes alleviating liquidity and net asset constraints for CDFIs, strengthening their capacity to serve more small businesses and deepen community impact. He also oversees CRF’s operations, aligning teams, technology, and resources to translate strategy into execution and sustainable growth.

Prior to joining CRF, he spent more than eight years at IFF, a Chicago-based regional CDFI, where he served most recently as President, Core Business Solutions. Leading IFF’s CDFI businesses, the loan portfolio more than doubled to over $400 million, and Roth was successful in raising the equity and debt capital required to fuel that growth.

Prior to IFF, he held leadership positions at Generations Community Bancorp and Harris Bank and worked extensively with ShoreBank Corporation. Roth currently serves on the Board for the Minnesota Catalyst Alliance and is a former board member of Neighborhood Housing Services, Chicago and Woodstock Institute. Roth holds a master’s degree from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree from the Ross School of Business Administration at the University of Michigan.