Dorothy Abreu is a Senior Vice President for PNC, Public Finance, directly managing large government and non-profit relationships across Illinois and Missouri. Over the past three years Dorothy has directly structured and executed credit transactions of more than $2 billion and collaborated on more than $4 billion in issuance by PNC Capital Market partners. Prior to joining the public finance team in March 2021, she was the regional sales leader for PNC’s Community Development Banking team, guiding one of the largest and most impactful production units in the division. Cumulatively, Dorothy holds more than 20 years of community development and commercial banking experience, working in both sales and underwriting capacities.
Throughout her career, Ms. Abreu has leveraged her strategic and analytical skills to create impact across sectors and communities, most notably supporting catalytic projects and service providers throughout Chicago, both directly as a banker and indirectly as a board member of various not-for-profit organizations, including The Civic Alliance, Habitat for Humanity, Southland Development Authority, and the Latino Policy Forum, and was appointed Board Chair of the Illinois Tollway in 2022. Dorothy has been recognized by employers for performance, and by Crain’s, CCLF, HACE, and Chicago United Business Leaders of Color for her professional accomplishments, leadership contribution, and community impact. Dorothy earned a Bachelor of Arts in business administration from North Park University and most recently received acceptance into Harvard Kennedy School’s master in public administration 2025 cohort. She holds Series 52, and 63 securities licenses.