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Yvette Ittu

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President & CEO at Cleveland Development Advisors
📍 Greater Cleveland, United States

Yvette Ittu leads Cleveland Development Advisors, focusing on financing transformative real estate projects to drive regional economic growth. A certified public accountant with a Doctor of Law in Public Law and Tax, her extensive background includes public finance law at Calfee Halter, and serving as Finance Director for the City of Lakewood.

She is deeply engaged in the community, serving as a Commissioner for the Cleveland Metroparks and on several boards, including Downtown Cleveland Inc. and DigitalC, which focuses on digital equity. Yvette is a native of Cleveland and lives in Rocky River with her husband.

She has led efforts to raise private equity funds and secure over $250 million in tax credit allocations for community development.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
President & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Cleveland, United States
Personality Overview

How Yvette shows up

Process Oriented
Status Quo Seeker
Late Adopter

Being observant comes to them naturally. They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.

Priorities

Topics Yvette cares about

Impact Investing
Leads an organization focused on private-sector funding for catalytic real estate projects that foster economic growth and thriving neighborhoods in Northeast Ohio.
Community Revitalization
Expresses passion for projects where developers revitalize historic buildings in partnership with the community, turning them into special assets for neighborhoods.
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Career

Work history

12-2000
President & CEO
Cleveland Development Advisors
Executive Vice President
Greater Cleveland Partnership
8-2013 - 2-2020
Chairman, Board of Directors
Cleveland International Fund
Associate - Public Law & Public Finance
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Director of Finance
City of Lakewood, Ohio
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Media appearances

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Education
1992 - 1995
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
Cleveland State University College of Law
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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