Lionel Savage is President of Lionheart Consulting Group, which provides advisory services across all industries to help companies drive institutional change, build leadership capacity, mitigate franchise and reputation risk with a particular focus on strategic planning, diversity programs, and corporate social responsibility. For 30 years, Lionel has been a leader and key contributor in the financial services arena, serving in executive positions at First American Financial Corporation and Fannie Mae. As a preeminent bridge and partnership builder, Lionel has built numerous strategic alliances with leading institutions, including the Federal Reserve, FDIC, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, HUD, Microsoft, State Farm, Chase, Citi, Washington Mutual, National City, Countrywide, NAHB, MBA, the Housing Policy Council, ALTA, and scores of non-profit organizations. In 2014, Lionel founded Lionheart Leadership and serves as its Executive Director, a non-profit dedicated to the development of young African American college students who will serve as the next generation of business and community leaders. Throughout his career Lionel has personified a give-back mindset, helping to change countless lives in the areas of affordable housing, home ownership, economic empowerment, and leadership training. Lionel’s executive-level contributions have benefited other non-profit organizations to include board chairmanships at Social Compact, Archie Mae, Operation HOPE Mid-Atlantic, National Asian American Coalition (vice chair), National Hispanic Real Estate Professionals and From the Heart Church Ministries Board of Trustees.
