This Investor Manages $1 Billion. Here’s How He’s Using Government Policy For Growth

On this episode of The Enterprise Zone, Lafayette Square Founder and CEO Damien Dwin sat down with Forbes to discuss private credit investment strategies in the current macroeconomic environment. Dwin also discussed his firm's Goal 2030 initiatives for job creation in working class communities. 00:00 Macroeconomic Outlook and Private Credit Strategy 06:00 Data Sovereignty, AI, and Investment Philosophy 11:20 Market Conditions, SBA Partnerships, and Rate Scenarios 15:19 Goal 2030: Job Creation and Worker Benefit Incentives 17:28 Regulatory Foundations: CRA, BDCs, and SBA History 26:23 Capitalizing Middle Market Businesses and Building Institutions 35:49 Career Retrospective, Firm Culture, and Future Growth Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jabariyoung/2026/06/11/the-enterprise-zone-podcast/ Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1 Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more: https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript Stay Connected Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes: http://forbes.com Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.