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Karen Leone de Nie is community affairs officer and vice president of community and economic development (CED) at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. She leads a team charged with helping to improve economic outcomes—career opportunities, stable housing, entrepreneurship, access to financial services, and more—for low-income individuals and underserved places in the Southeast (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee). By collecting and diversifying data; convening people to build bridges for effective deployment of capacity, connections, and capital; and making research and data actionable, the CED team works with leaders and stakeholders in the region to inform policy, practice, and investments that foster an economy that works for everyone.

Prior to joining the Atlanta Fed, Leone de Nie was a researcher at Georgia Tech's Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development doing applied research to help communities achieve sound and equitable development. She also worked for the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan planning organization, focusing on real estate development and environmental resource management. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master's degree in city and regional planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She lives in Atlanta with her husband and son.