Executive Director, Icon CDC
Barragan was promoted to executive director at ICON CDC in January after nearly three years as managing director. He has spent almost 40 years in leadership roles within nonprofit organizations focused on community lending and economic development. Before joining ICON CDC, he served as the executive director of the California Community Economic Development Association, a statewide association of community development corporations and financial institutions, where he increased the budget to over $1 million annually and diversified its funding sources, including contracts with the State of California. During the past five years, he raised more than $25 million for CCEDA’s 200 members.