Panagiota Mahendru is the Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (EVP & CFO) at Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF). Panagiota Mahendru provides strategic leadership for the fiscal infrastructure that supports LIIF's programs, business activities and the organization's growth. She brings over 20 years of global hands-on experience building and leading finance teams in for-profit and nonprofit companies. Previously, Ms. Mahendru held the CFO role at the Center for Employment Opportunities, a national nonprofit with over 6,300 employees operating in 31 cities and 12 states providing comprehensive employment services to thousands of individuals who have recently returned home from incarceration. She also worked at Housing Works, a nonprofit addressing AIDS and homelessness with a diversified revenue model in the areas of housing, health and retail. She currently serves as Board Member at National Affordable Housing Trust (NAHT), Board Member and Treasurer for Bent on Learning Inc. and Board Member and Secretary for the Hellenic American Association for Professionals in Finance. Ms. Mahendru received a Master of Arts in Accounting and Finance from The University of Leeds, UK and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance American College of Greece. Ms. Mahendru is a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) by AICPA & CIMA.