John Piercy

Overview

John Piercy started Neighbor Capital in 2009 to collaboratively develop sustainable solutions to social challenges specifically within Chicago. Prior to launching Neighbor Capital John served in a VP role for a national non profit where his experiences ranged from leading national fundraising budget development and incorporating non donor driven sustainability to operations. Prior to this John worked as an auditor at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.In addition to his work in Non Profit Management and Audit John is an entrepreneur at heart. Over the last seven years he has been active as a partner in numerous retail start ups as well as a lifetime of involvement in a 4th generation family shoe business. Beyond this John s experience living in under resourced communities within Chicago has compelled him to launch multiple enterprising social initiatives including opportunities for employment loans to local entrepreneurs and housing in low income communities. The collection of these experiences led John to launch Neighbor Capital to sustainably achieve the maximum social impact.John graduated in Accountancy from the University of Illinois and currently lives in Chicago s Humboldt Park neighborhood with his wife Priya and sons Timmy and Tommy.