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CEO Tom Quinn moves up annual list of influential business leaders

Annual ranking of influential business leaders in Buffalo.
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Dan Miner

WNY Impact Investment Fund CEO Tom Quinn moved up ten spots this year on Buffalo’s Business First’s Power 250 list, coming in at No. 132. (LINK)

Quinn joined the Fund as its founding CEO in 2017 and has since raised more than $20M to deploy back into the community.

The Fund has since become a national model for place-based impact investment, and Quinn is regularly asked for his expertise on the formation of new funds and conversations about impact capital.

In Buffalo, the Fund has made 27 investments in 16 companies, with many exciting portfolio companies that are scaling into new markets while creating hundreds of good local jobs, supporting diverse founders and breathing life into overlooked neighborhoods.

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April 28, 2026
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