Enterprise Bart Harvey Fellowship
Bart Harvey joined Enterprise in1984 and succeeded James Rouse as chairman and CEO in October 1993. In January 2007, he moved on from his role as CEO of Enterprise Community Partners, passing the torch to Doris Koo. In March 2008, he retired as chairman of the Board of Trustees of Enterprise Community Partners and Enterprise Community Investment.
Named in his honor, the Enterprise Bart Harvey Fellowship gives rising professionals a two-year immersion in affordable housing and community development work. This transformative opportunity mirrors Bart Harvey’s own experience with Enterprise.
Living the Mission
In 1984, while on sabbatical from a successful Wall Street career, Bart Harvey became a fulltime Enterprise volunteer. Working closely with Enterprise’s co-founder Jim Rouse, Harvey refocused his skills and leadership on innovative ways to fund affordable housing development, as well as expanding and improving Enterprise’s operations and impact.
The first year working with Jim Rouse “changed the trajectory of my life,” Harvey recalls. “When my time was up, he said I could go back to being an investment banker for the rich, but would I consider being a banker for the poor? From Jim, I learned about doing work based on a set of values and seeing things the way they really are, and not just betting on what would be successful. I learned to look at the problems of poverty, to see what ought to be, and to try to bring that to fruition.”
Rather than return to Wall Street, Harvey accepted a senior executive position at Enterprise, eventually becoming CEO. When he retired in 2008, the Enterprise Bart Harvey Fellowship was created to honor his leadership and commitment to public service. Inspiring the kind of personal transformation that Harvey experienced is the Enterprise Bart Harvey Fellowship’s ultimate goal.
About the Fellowship
Bart Harvey fellows provide substantial and creative support to Enterprise’s senior management on projects selected for their strategic importance to our mission. One applicant is selected every other year for the two-year fellowship. Key selection criteria are an evidenced commitment to public service and demonstration of exceptional skills in technical analysis, teamwork, leadership and communications.
Bart Harvey Fellows
Johns Hopkins Institute of Policy Studies graduate and former Peace Corps Volunteer Kelly Biscuso is the second recipient of the Enterprise Bart Harvey Fellowship. Biscuso brings an extraordinary commitment to public service. A former Community Affairs intern at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, he is passionate about helping to promote community investments that are inclusive, accessible and sustainable.
Enterprise selected UCLA School of Law graduate My Trinh as the first recipient of the Enterprise Bart Harvey Fellowship.
Donate to the Fellowship
The launch of the Enterprise Bart Harvey Fellowship was made possible by the generous support of individual donors.
Contributions to sustain the program will be gratefully accepted. For information, call 800.624.4298 or email Anita Hammen.