Our Team
Bringing decades of leadership experience from finance, product, operations, and technology to help direct some of Chicago’s most innovative founders.
Rowan Richards
Rowan Richards is a business development and finance leader with deep experience in entrepreneurship, small business capital, and community-driven economic growth. Rowan recently launched Boulevard & Company to help source and deliver capital, services, and resources to emerging Chicago businesses with proven capabilities.
Managing Partner
Christine Lopez
Christine Lopez is a commercial banking professional with a background in credit underwriting, relationship management, and specialty sector lending. She has worked in the banking industry since 2006 advising commercial clients across diverse industries. She currently serves as a Senior Relationship Manager within BMO’s Special Assets Management Unit where she manages complex credits supporting clients through nuanced financial situations. Her work focuses on evaluating credit risk, developing strategic lending approaches and guiding clients toward sustainable long-term outcomes.
Fund Advisor
Fund AdvisorJessica Dargiel
Jessica Dargiel, CAPM is a strategic operations and data leader with over a decade of progressive experience in nonprofit administration, data governance, and organizational development. She currently serves as Director of Data and Operations at a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), where she oversees compliance, vendor management, analytics, and the development of a data warehouse — building the infrastructure that enables data-driven decision-making and accountability at scale.
Fund AdvisorJessyca Dudley
Jessyca Dudley (she/her) is an experienced social sector leader and strategic advisor who has supported individuals and organizations to shape their strategy, implementation, and learning to advance racial equity. Jessyca Dudley is a pioneering leader reimagining wealth's role in society through community-driven leadership and equitable systems.