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Calvin Chin

Calvin Chin is the Director of the Entrepreneurship Initiative at the Center for Faith and Work as of September of 2007. He has a mandate to build a community of entrepreneurs who want to transform the city by creating and running ventures that contributes to the common good.  He runs the Initiative's four principal components - an annual Entrepreneurship Forum, business plan competition, a monthly vocation group, and a network of advisors.  Before joining the Center for Faith and Work, Calvin worked in the finance industry for seventeen years. Most recently, he spent seven years with Burnham Securities, Inc. as a director with its investment banking group where he focused on a range of activities for clients in multiple industries. His experience at the boutique enabled him to work with start ups as well as small cap public entities. Calvin also has investment advisory experience at Chase Manhattan and Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc. where he managed relationships with high net worth individuals. Calvin has a B.A. from the University of Buffalo and an M.B.A. from N.Y.U. Stern School of Business.  Calvin also serves on the board of Hope for New York, a Christian not-for-profit that provides funding and volunteers to over 3 dozen direct service organizations.