Former tech sector executives launch OZ platform
Lighthouse.one has launched its opportunity zones (OZ) investment platform led by urban innovation experts and former tech sector executives, Peter Hirshberg, CEO, and Marcia Kadanoff, president and COO. Hirshberg and Kadanoff hail from Maker City®, which works with cities, towns and the private sector to create new forms of civic innovation, economic development and transformation.
“Opportunity Zones can help address the crippling geographic inequality in and among our communities by enhancing access to patient capital that can be used to invest in growing businesses, revitalize energy production and infrastructure, and build housing throughout America,” said Steve Glickman, senior adviser to Lighthouse.one and architect of the OZ legislation. “Lighthouse.one’s virtual marketplace has the power to accelerate the accessibility of this program for many more communities while bringing value to Opportunity Zone funds, investors, entrepreneurs, and project developers.”
Lighthouse.one aims to bring together OZ projects and accredited investors on its community-centric platform. OZ projects ranging from commercial real estate and affordable housing to sustainable infrastructure and high-growth startups can easily be discovered and gain access to capital like never before. Investors can build a unique OZ portfolio across target regions, industries, project types and social goals.
Hirshberg is a tech executive who worked at Apple for nine years heading its enterprise markets under Steve Jobs. Since then he has been leading technology-based change initiatives for the United Nations, World Economic Forum and multiple Silicon Valley companies. Hirshberg is also a senior fellow at the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy.
Kadanoff is a startup entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience. Previously, she served as CEO and co-founder of the Maker City Project, a social-impact consultancy creating new forms of civic innovation and economic opportunities within cities. As part of this work, she wrote the best-selling book entitled: Maker City: A Practical Guide to Reinventing American Cities.
Glickman is the founder and CEO of Develop LLC, an advisory firm dedicated to building and supporting opportunity-zone funds seeking to positively transform low-income communities across America. He is also the co-founder and former CEO of the Economic Innovation Group (EIG), a bipartisan research and policy organization focused on addressing economic inequality.
