Martin Daniel Eakes
American businessman
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Martin Daniel Eakes is an American economic development strategist, and credit union CEO.
J.D. from Yale Law School
M.P.P. from Princeton University
Martin Daniel Eakes | |
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| Born | |
| Education | Graduated from Davidson College J.D. from Yale Law School M.P.P. from Princeton University |
| Occupations | Economic development strategist and credit union CEO |
| Title | co-founder of the Center for Community Self-Help in Durham |
| Spouse | Barbara Marie Wright |
| Children | Justin and Carlyn |
Eakes grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina and graduated from Davidson College, where he majored in physics and philosophy, and holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and an M.P.P. from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
In 1980, he co-founded the Center for Community Self-Help in Durham. Self-Help provides consumer financial services technical support and advocacy for those left out of the economic mainstream. The nonprofit is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina and has offices in South Carolina, Florida, Washington, D.C., California, Illinois and Wisconsin. Through Self-Help's Center for Responsible Lending, Eakes has advocated for fair lending practices and sound economic policies.[1]
In 1998, he helped form the Center for Responsible Lending.[2]
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Personal
He is married to Barbara Marie Wright; they have two children, Justin and Carlyn.[5]
Awards
- 1996 MacArthur Fellows Program
- Ford Foundation grant
- 2009 Ned Gramlich Lifetime Achievement Award for Responsible Lending.
- 2009 AARP Inspire Awards Honoree[6]
- 2011 Ford Foundation Visionaries Award for his contributions to creating financial opportunities for the poor[3]
- 2013 Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award from The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights[7]
- 2015 James Madison Medal from the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni (APGA)[8]