Percy Manson has built a career at the intersection of capital and community development. A longtime banker and campaign consultant, the Kenner native is leveraging his financial and political experience to help extend growth and opportunity to neglected neighborhoods.

Last year, after nearly a decade as a commercial banker working for Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Co., Manson joined Hope Credit Union as a senior vice president of community economic development and now manages a statewide team.

Hope was founded in 1995 in Jackson, Mississippi, by CEO Bill Bynum with a mission providing access to capital and financial products to underserved communities in the Deep South. In the decades since, the credit union has grown to include more than 40,000 members and $739 million in assets. Last year,

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