Ian W. Forster

Favorite veggie: Kale
Ian is the General Counsel at Inclusiv, a non-profit certified CDFI intermediary that is instrumental in driving private and public investment in credit unions to build wealth for individuals, households, businesses, and communities formerly excluded from the financial mainstream.

Ian previously served as an Assistant Corporation Counsel in the New York City Law Department’s General Litigation Division, handling complex, policy-focused civil litigation in federal and state courts on behalf of the City of New York and its agencies. He also worked with the United Way of New York City and helped lead the Justice & Opportunity unit, managing subcontracting and compliance for community impact programs. Before law school, Ian worked as a high school teacher at Lower East Side Preparatory High School, a NYC DOE alternative high school, and a program manager in a national nonprofit, HealthCorps, focused on positively impacting collective health consciousness.

Ian holds a BA from Gettysburg College and a JD from the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. He is admitted to practice in NY, NJ, and PA, as well as the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.

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