Dynamic Decisions Podcast
Gentrification Is a Policy Choice
Season 2, Ep. 42
September 28, 2026
37 min
Cornell Wesley left banking for an 88,000-person town in Arkansas, turned a $2 million fund into $30 million of economic activity in 11 months, and got a call from Washington asking how he did it. You'll love his response. Today he runs Prosper Portland, with a $200 million budget and 11 urban renewal districts. He tal…