President and Chief Executive Officer, The Nehemiah Companies
Sacramento, California

Scott Syphax is the President and CEO of The Nehemiah Companies, a Sacramento, CA based social enterprise and development corporation. Through the Nehemiah Community Reinvestment Fund, Nehemiah has leveraged over $880 million in projects to spur development in low-income and underserved communities. Through our flagship program, the Nehemiah Program, Nehemiah has provided more than $1.5 billion in downpayment assistance gift funds to help over 320,000 families achieve their dream of homeownership. Nehemiah is also the developer of Township 9 - a 3,000 unit master-planned smart-growth community in downtown Sacramento.

Mr. Syphax serves as the Vice-Chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco and is Chairman of the Affordable Housing Committee. Scott was appointed by the Schwarzenegger Administration as the Chairman of the Financial Solvency Standards Board of California and serves as a member of the California Economic Strategy Commission. Scott serves on the Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region Board of Trustees and their Finance & Planning Committee; and serves on the Board of Directors for HomeAid. Scott serves as a Vice-Chairman of the Corporate Fund Board for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.; and is the Chairman of the Board of Governors for the Coro Foundation in New York City.

Scott earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business with an emphasis on Real Estate Development and Land Use Planning from the California State University, Sacramento. He was also an Executive Fellow with the Coro Foundation and a Fellow with the American Leadership Forum.