Kimberly R. Lyle is a passionate and visionary executive who strives to create positive social and economic change in underserved communities. A compassionate, strategic, and agile leader, Ms. Lyle provides vision and leadership concerning issues vital to community development and economic development.
As the Chief Executive Officer at Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation (DBEDC) in Boston, Massachusetts, Kimberly oversees a portfolio of total assets of approximately $229 million, including 1000+ units of rental housing, 40,000 sq ft of commercial space, a $4 million loan fund, and operating revenue of $7 million (exclusive of rental property operations). Ms. Lyle leads organizational culture, sets programming focus, and leads public policy advocacy for DBEDC.
Kimberly has a track record of championing fairness, inclusion, and transparency within organizational cultures. Integrity, respect, service, commitment to excellence, and a strong orientation toward justice are the hallmarks of her leadership style.
Before joining DBEDC, Ms. Lyle held leadership roles in fintech, financial services, and higher education. Kimberly is skilled in organizational development, strategic communications, policy research and advocacy, program design and program management, and community engagement.
Ms. Lyle serves as the President of the Board of Trustees of the Co-op Fund of the Northeast (CFNE), a community development financial institution that lends capital to socially responsible worker-owned ventures and organizations. She is the Vice President of the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations (MACDC) board of directors, where she is an active policy committee member. Kimberly also serves on the board of directors for the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC), the state’s quasi-government small business financier.
Ms. Lyle received a Master of Public Policy from Tufts University and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Rutgers University.
Kimberly’s policy interests lie at the intersections of race, social policy, housing, and economic development. Ms. Lyle is particularly interested in social housing, equitable business models, and economic reparations for Black Americans.
Kimberly is a proud native of the historically significant Roxbury neighborhood in Boston, where she currently resides. She is an avid traveler, a music and film lover, a mentor, and remains civically engaged in her community.