Carmel Deane joined the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) in 2018 and has over 15 years of experience in finance, banking and economic development. PIDC is Philadelphia’s public private economic development corporation and has financing resources to serve the unique needs of businesses, nonprofits, and real estate developers, including those that are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color), women-, veteran-, immigrant-, disabled-, and LGBTQ+ owned and operated. As Senior Loan Officer on the Business Lending Team, Carmel is responsible for leading PIDC’s underwriting of loans to small and midsize commercial businesses in Philadelphia. Her portfolio consists of business and economic development loans ranging from $50,000 to $2 million. Carmel has special expertise in delivering flexible financing to small businesses across a wide range of industries in Philadelphia. Prior to PIDC, Carmel held lending positions in Commercial Banks in both Toronto, Canada and Cork, Ireland. She holds a Degree in Finance from University College Cork in Ireland.

Sr. Commercial Lending OfficerPIDC
Carmel Deane
