**Event will be a webinar event**
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 Noon- 1:00 p.m.
Topic: Learn all about Opportunity Zones!
An Opportunity Zone is a designation created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 allowing for certain investments in lower income areas to have tax advantages. The purpose of this program is to put capital to work that would otherwise be locked up due to the asset holder's unwillingness to trigger a capital gains tax.
Speaker: Abran C. Villegas
A native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Abran has been a Phoenician since 2003. He is a graduate of Georgetown University where he received a BS in International Finance. During his time at Georgetown, we worked as a Congressional aid to US Representative Cynthia McKinney. While on Capitol Hill his duties ranged from congressional correspondence to helping draft Banking Committee legislation.
Following graduation, Abran has been in the banking industry for the past 20 years, working for JP Morgan Chase, Zion’s and most recently, Arizona Bank & Trust. In his current position, he is a Senior Vice President for Commercial Banking. He counts amongst his clients some of the larger non-profits in Arizona. He takes a consultative approach, providing value add to his clients in the form of capitalization structures, treasury management, working capital efficiencies, and private equity.
The son of a life-long educator (his father has taught elementary school for over 30 years in Albuquerque) he continues to be committed to strong communities in Arizona. His Board involvements currently include Tiempo, Inc. (a subsidiary of Chicanos por la Causa), and ASU Prep. In addition to a BS, he holds and MBA from Thunderbird where he graduated with honors in 2008.
11:50-Noon- attendee arrival
Noon-1:00 - presentation
Regular members: $15
Guests: $35
Full members: included in annual membership
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