Ross Baird

Based in Washington DC, Ross Baird backs entrepreneurs who are building stronger communities. He founded Blueprint Local, Village Capital, and First Light Ventures, all focused on entrepreneurs and impact investments. He has a MPhil from the University of Oxford, where he was a Marshall Scholar, and a BA from the University of Virginia, where he was a Truman Scholar and a Jefferson Scholar.

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From extractive investment to community wealth

There's another side to Opportunity Zones: They could be a catalyst for an emerging system of building community wealth that is bottom-up and local—focusing on the "whole neighborhood."
BRUCE KATZ, ROSS BAIRDSEP. 9, 2019