Annika Korling Little is the Managing Director of the Asset Funders Network (AFN), the nation’s leading membership organization for grantmakers and financial institutions dedicated to advancing equitable wealth building. Annika is a strong advocate for asset building and financial security, with over 25 years of experience in the philanthropic, corporate, and nonprofit sectors.
In her leadership role at AFN, Annika oversees programming strategies, partnerships, research, and special projects that engage philanthropy in fostering collaboration and driving systemic change. She joined AFN in 2012 as a consultant, launching the North Texas Regional network that became a blueprint for AFN’s place-based initiatives as well as conceptualizing and building the organization’s programming strategy, now encompassing eight issues areas and over 75 original research publications and issue briefs.
Prior to joining AFN, Annika worked as a strategic philanthropy consultant and held leadership roles in corporate philanthropy and community development. As Senior Vice President and National Program Manager for Bank of America, she supported the company’s lending, investing, and giving activities to strengthen the economic health of communities. Before that, she held several positions with Fannie Mae and the Fannie Mae Foundation, focusing on housing and community development issues, affordable housing policy, and government and industry relations.
Annika serves on the Board of RAISE Texas, a statewide coalition of diverse organizations and individuals united around building financial security for low- and moderate-income Texans. She is also a member of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), advising the Bureau on emerging consumer finance issues.
Annika received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government from American University, a Master’s in Business/Corporate Communications from Northwestern University, and a Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership from Boston College.