ACCION USA, a private, non-profit organization that provides financial services to low- and moderate-income entrepreneurs, today announced that it has elected Bank of America Senior Vice President and Community Development Market Manager William J. Fenton to its board of directors.

Bill Burrus, ACCION USA's President & CEO, said, "We are thrilled to have Bill join the ACCION USA National Board. His deep experience in the banking industry combined with his community involvement and his service with our New England Advisory Board will help us expand our microfinance services to more individuals in this country."
In his role, Fenton oversees Bank of America's community and economic development activities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. These activities include the company's investments in affordable housing, small business, consumer, tax and equity investing and philanthropy. Since joining Bank of America in 1995, Fenton has held key positions in treasury and foreign currency risk management, venture capital investing and community development. He is a certified public accountant in Massachusetts and previously worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Boston focusing on clients in the financial service sector.

Active in community endeavors, Fenton serves on the boards of local and national non-profits such as the Housing Assistance Partnership (HAP Inc.), Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC), Project D.E.E.P, the Urban League of Eastern MA and the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders (NAAHL) in Washington, D.C.

Fenton received his Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Marketing at Suffolk University and is a member of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants.  Fenton resides in Boston, Massachusetts with wife Susan and three children.