Kim Allman
Director, Community Development Banking
Capital One
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
Practiced law at a large corporate law firm.
Decided that practicing law was a bad fit for me and wanted to help people manage their money.
Developed expertise in money management and financial planning.
Provided financial counseling and coaching to individuals.
Managed financial counseling programs.
Took on a grant making role to help support non-profits.
Started using strategy and design to help non-profits better serve their clients.
Education
High School
Career
Director, Community Development Banking
Work strategically with non-profits to provide asset-building resources to vulnerable populations.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Non-Profit Organizations
Design
Building Things
Day to Day
On a great day, I am taking time to think about how to create programs and tools to help non-profits assist people with credit building and asset building. I am thinking creatively about common problems, what resources can be used to address the problems and how we can work with organizations to implement those ideas to help change behavior. Ideally, I am coming together with other members of my team or associates from other parts of Capital One to discuss these ideas as a group.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for professionals
Learn as much as you can about non-profits, money management and credit building. Understand how to implement and evaluate programs.
Recommended Education
My career is not related to what I studied. I'd recommend this path instead:
Bachelor
Graduate
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Peers:
"Are you sure you want to leave the legal field after all the time and energy you put into that education?"
