About Us

Fund Sponsor & Investment Manager

CHAI is an impact investment platform for affordable housing in Colorado offering both debt and equity financing for “missing middle” non-LIHTC projects statewide.

Abby Murray

Co-Founder & Principal

Managing Director

Abby is a Co-Founder & Managing Partner of CHAI. Her background is in community development financial institutions, public-private partnerships, and affordable housing finance. She has managed several structured debt funds for CDFIs and was part of the inaugural team of the San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund. She has worked in economic development consulting at HR&A Advisors, providing analysis and project management services to nonprofit and public sector clients. Abby holds a BA in American Studies from Amherst College and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.

Ed Briscoe

Co-Founder & Principal

Ed co-founded CHAI and serves as Partner, steering the fund’s vision to connect public, private, and philanthropic capital for tansformative housing solutions. With over 25 years in community investment, Ed founded Weave Social Finance (2012) after earlier work in New Markets Tax Credit financing, and has led over $400 million in mission-driven deals. At CHAI, Ed crafts strategies that align finance, policy, and community needs to accelerate affordable and workforce housing across Colorado. He holds a BS in Business Administration from Samford University and an MBA from Vanderbilt.

Emily Laintz

Chief Cook and Bottle Washer

Emily previously worked at Kiva Microfunds and as Finance & Investments Director at Impact Charitable, where she was responsible for overseeing financial strategy and investment operations.

Ed Briscoe

Co-Founder & Principal

Ed co-founded CHAI and serves as Partner, steering the fund’s vision to connect public, private, and philanthropic capital for tansformative housing solutions. With over 25 years in community investment, Ed founded Weave Social Finance (2012) after earlier work in New Markets Tax Credit financing, and has led over $400 million in mission-driven deals. At CHAI, Ed crafts strategies that align finance, policy, and community needs to accelerate affordable and workforce housing across Colorado. He holds a BS in Business Administration from Samford University and an MBA from Vanderbilt.