John F. Kennedy
Senior Vice President, CFO
John Kennedy is a CPA and is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of St. Louis Equity Fund, Inc. (SLEFI). John is responsible for all financial accounting, financial reporting, year-end tax reporting and reporting to investors. He also analyzes and advises the corporation on all new and potential projects financed with equity investments. He spearheaded the development of the Tax Credit Manager internet-based asset management database and reporting system.
Before joining SLEFI, John worked as controller for the Sansone Group, Inc., a commercial real estate developer in St. Louis, as controller for The Jones Company, a residential homebuilder and as controller for Heitmann&Associates, Inc., an engineering consulting firm. In these positions, his responsibilities included financial accounting and reporting, tax reporting, budget planning, information systems development and management and employee benefits. In addition, John worked for seven years in the public accounting firm of Aselage, Kiefer & Company in St. Louis. His career in accounting began in 1978 with the Railroadmen's Federal Savings and Loan in Indianapolis, his home town.
John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Creighton University. John is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants.
John was recently elected as an independent, public interest director to the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB). The Bank’s 17-member board is comprised of both industry and public interest directors that serve financial institutions in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota.