Bryan Phipps is the President and CEO of People Incorporated of Virginia. He has nearly 26 years of experience working in nonprofit development and management and is a Certified Community Action Professional.
As President and CEO, Phipps acts as a liaison between the agency and legislative partners, local government, funders, organizational partners, and the National Community Action network. He oversees a staff of nearly 300 and a budget of over $34 million while providing leadership and staff support to the agency’s Board of Directors.
Phipps has 21 years of experience at People Incorporated with previous roles that include Senior Vice President and Vice President and Chief Development Officer. He has worked to increase the availability of investment capital and services to low-income communities and was instrumental in the development of the agency’s New Markets Tax Credit program. His specialties include raising and deploying investor capital, project development, program compliance and community outreach for a variety of community economic development and strategic initiatives.
He currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Virginia Community Action Partnership. He also serves on multiple boards, including Housing Forward Virginia, the New Rivers/Mount Rogers Workforce Development Board, Fahe and the Virginia Housing Rental Housing Advisory Council. Phipps resides in southwest Virginia with his wife, Bella, and their three daughters.
