Martin Daniel Eakes | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Graduated from Davidson College J.D. from Yale Law School M.P.P. from Princeton University |
| Occupation(s) | 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 |
Martin Daniel Eakes is an American economic development strategist, and credit union CEO.
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]
Eakes is a Trustee of the Ford Foundation and a member of its Education, Creativity and Free Expression Committee.[3] Eakes is a Trustee of Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina.[4] He also serves on its national Board of Advisors for the Center for Principled Problem Solving.
He is married to Barbara Marie Wright; they have two children, Justin and Carlyn.[5]