IFF continues to grow and prosper through our greatest asset: our team of talented, dedicated professionals, committed to excellence and mission.

Kirby Burkholder

President, Core Business Solutions

Kirby Burkholder joined IFF in 2001 as a manager working on real estate consulting projects in the Chicago area, where his projects ranged from discreet consulting reports to $38 million development projects. From 2007-2013, Mr. Burkholder served as Executive Director of IFF’s St. Louis office, where the loan portfolio grew to more than $75 million under his direction. No stranger to building new IFF territories, he relocated to Detroit in December 2013 to lead IFF’s expansion into Michigan and Ohio. As IFF Vice President and Executive Director of the Eastern Region, Mr. Burkholder grew the Detroit office to 14 FTEs providing the full-range of IFF services.

From 2017-2022, Mr. Burkholder served as President of IFF’s Social Impact Accelerator, managing IFF’s research and evaluation practice, talent management, and proactive real estate development efforts, as well as special teams focused on transforming sectors such as early childhood education, schools, and housing for people with disabilities.

In June 2022, Mr. Burkholder was appointed President of Core Business Solutions and now leads IFF’s lending, real estate consulting, and development services across the Midwest.

Previously, Burkholder served as a commercial development manager with The Resurrection Project in Chicago and earned his master’s in urban planning from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He currently serves on the executive committee for the National Children Facilities Network.

Michael Goldberg

Senior Vice President of Real Estate Solutions

Michael Goldberg has over 30 years of experience designing and implementing effective community development strategies. He joined IFF in March of 2021 to lead and manage IFF’s real estate consulting practice. The Real Estate Solutions team consists of 25+ professionals that provide their nonprofit clients and IFF colleagues with expert advice and comprehensive services to address their real estate and facility needs.

Before joining IFF, Michael served as the Executive Director and Director of Real Estate Development of Heartland Housing, a Chicago-based nonprofit developer that created and managed affordable housing throughout the Midwest. He also previously served as a senior planner with SmithGroupJJR, as well as staff planner for the City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development.

Michael received a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He currently serves as co-chair of the Financing Workgroup of the Illinois Reentry Council and participates as IFF’s representative on the Chicagoland Opportunity Zones Consortium. He also served on the Pipeline Expansion Committee for the Chicago Continuum of Care.