Who we are
Eric Hangen, AICP, brings over 12 years of community development and nonprofit
experience to I². As a Management Consultant with the Neighborhood Reinvestment
Corporation, Eric helped nonprofit corporations across the country develop neighborhood
revitalization, strategic, and business plans. Major projects include creating an
urban reinvestment strategy that has guided over $50 million of investments in Syracuse,
NY, and directing the development of an innovative Home Equity Protection program that
has received national acclaim in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and on NPR's
"Marketplace." At Neighborhood Reinvestment, Eric also underwrote capital investments
in real estate development projects and community loan funds, and served as a proposal
reviewer for the CDFI (Community Development Financial Institution) Fund at the US
Department of the Treasury.
Before coming to Neighborhood Reinvestment, Eric worked as the senior planning advisor for the city of Caguas, Puerto Rico, where he coordinated the development of a master plan and developed downtown and neighborhood revitalization plans. To help implement them he led the creation of three nonprofit organizations including a Community Development Financial Institution, a downtown development corporation, and a rural community association. He has also worked as a planner for the Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration, where he helped to manage a HOPE VI public housing revitalization project, and as a project manager in neighborhood economic development for the New York City Department of Business Services. Eric has a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard University and a Bachelor's in Environmental Studies from Brown University. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.
Eric serves as the Board President of the Aquaya Institute, an international nongovernmental organization conducting research and providing consulting services to reduce the incidence of water-related disease in the developing world. Eric is bilingual Spanish/English. He enjoys organic gardening, playing salsa and jazz piano, and spending time with his wife Heidie and daughter Iren.