Donald founded Caribbean Integration Community Development (CICD) in 2012 with a mission to revitalize underserved communities through equitable, community-driven development. His people-first philosophy emphasizes the importance of engaging residents and local businesses in the economic and social conversations that drive real estate investment, community development, and long-term growth.

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Over the past decade, Donald has led successful public-private partnerships resulting in over $100 million in real estate development projects across Boston. He is also the founder of the Main Street Loan Fund, a certified Community Development Entity (CDE) and allocator of the U.S. Treasury’s New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program, providing flexible, affordable financing to developers and entrepreneurs often excluded from traditional sources of capital. In 2024, Donald launched Apanou Communities, a development firm dedicated to preserving and creating workforce housing in transit-oriented neighborhoods.

Donald’s leadership and contributions have been widely recognized. In 2023, he was appointed to the Boston Employment Commission, which oversees equitable hiring practices for Boston residents, people of color, and women in city-funded construction projects. He was named to Boston Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” list in 2020 and honored as a Boston Changemaker by HUBweek in 2018, a distinction awarded by a coalition including The Boston Globe, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, and MIT.

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Donald holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and a Master’s in Urban Planning and Policy from Northeastern University. He lives in Waltham, MA, with his wife and their three children.

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