Toby Rittner is the President & CEO of Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA), a national association dedicated to the advancement of development finance. He also serves as the Chairman of the CDFA Foundation. Rittner is one of the most recognized leaders of the development finance industry nationwide and has advised local, state, and federal leaders, including the past four Administrations, on development finance policy. Through his leadership, CDFA was successful in preserving private activity bonds during the 2017 tax reform deliberations and has had numerous pieces of legislation introduced in Congress. Rittner successfully led a national effort to reauthorize and fund the $10B State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) program as part of the American Rescue Plan Act. He has written and crafted dozens of strategic finance plans for development finance agencies and advised communities through the world on development finance. He is the author of CDFA's highly acclaimed Practitioner's Guide to Economic Development Finance. Rittner is a faculty member at The Ohio State University and Carnegie Mellon University. He is also a Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) and has completed the prestigious Oxford University Sustainable Finance Foundation Course. Mr. Rittner holds a BA in Political Science and a Master's of City and Regional Planning from The Ohio State University. Mr. Rittner was awarded The Ohio State University College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2016.