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Chad Horning, CFA

SVP/CIO & Chief Strategy Officer, Everence Financial; President, Praxis Mutual Funds; Chair, Christian Investment Forum

Rank #21 Warm path: via network STRONG
RoleSVP/CIO & Chief Strategy Officer, Everence Financial; President, Praxis Mutual Funds; Chair, Christian Investment Forum
BaseGoshen, Indiana
Age30 Warm path: No established path identified yet. Faith/Alignment: Identity confirmed via Attio CRM ("Day 7 PBC"). Full name: Chad Horning, CFA. Title: SVP & CIO, Everence Financial; President
Faith alignment
87 / 100
STRONG
How to reach him

Warm Path

  1. Chain: David Howard Green → Chad Horning → Chad Horning, CFA
  2. Chain: Franklin Graham → Chad Horning → Chad Horning, CFA
  3. Chain: Andy Crouch → Chad Horning → Chad Horning, CFA
  4. Chain: David L. Steward → Chad Horning → Chad Horning, CFA
The “that’s me” angle

Engagement Strategy

What’s happening now
  • SVP & CIO, Everence Financial; President, Praxis Mutual Funds
Who he knows in our world

Network

Henry KaestnerAttio CRMFaith Driven Entrepreneur communityChad HorningChad Horning, CFA
What he believes

Faith & Conviction

Mennonite

The record

Identity

Full Name
Chad Horning, CFA
Spouse
Michelle Horning (former MEDA board member, 2004–2013)
Children
Teenage children (as of recent bios)
Residence
Goshen, Indiana
Education
BA Economics, Goshen College; MA Economics, University of Maryland; CFA Charter (2001)
Church
Waterford Mennonite Church (Goshen, IN)
Faith Background
Mennonite
Career arc
  • 1990: Attended first MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates) Convention (Peoria, IL) while at Goshen College
  • Early career: Economic Analyst at Devtech Systems
  • 1999: Joined Everence Financial (then Mennonite Mutual Aid) as Equity Analyst
  • 2000–2008: Equity Investment Manager → Senior Equity Investment Manager
  • 2008–present: Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Everence Financial
  • 2015–present: President, Praxis Mutual Funds (one of oldest faith-based mutual fund families in the country)
  • 2015–2021: Chairperson of the Board, Christian Investment Forum
Full dossierthe complete record →

Synthesized from 27 sources · Composite 87 · Coverage 30

IDENTITY

FieldValue
Full NameChad Horning, CFA
EducationBA Economics, Goshen College; MA Economics, University of Maryland; CFA Charter (2001)
SpouseMichelle Horning (former MEDA board member, 2004–2013)
ChildrenTeenage children (as of recent bios)
ResidenceGoshen, Indiana
DenominationMennonite
ChurchWaterford Mennonite Church (Goshen, IN)

Career Arc

Full Name: Chad Horning, CFA

Residence: Goshen, Indiana

Spouse: Michelle Horning (former MEDA board member, 2004–2013)

Children: Teenage children (as of recent bios)

Education: BA Economics, Goshen College; MA Economics, University of Maryland; CFA Charter (2001)

Church: Waterford Mennonite Church (Goshen, IN)

Denomination: Mennonite

Career Arc:

  • 1990: Attended first MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates) Convention (Peoria, IL) while at Goshen College
  • Early career: Economic Analyst at Devtech Systems
  • 1999: Joined Everence Financial (then Mennonite Mutual Aid) as Equity Analyst
  • 2000–2008: Equity Investment Manager → Senior Equity Investment Manager
  • 2008–present: Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Everence Financial
  • 2015–present: President, Praxis Mutual Funds (one of oldest faith-based mutual fund families in the country)
  • 2015–2021: Chairperson of the Board, Christian Investment Forum
  • Present: Member, Everence Senior Leadership Team; leads Health Insurance division; Chair, Mennonite Education Agency Investment Committee; Board member, MEDA Canada
  • Author: "Shifting Gears" (history of Horning Dodge, a second-generation family business)

Everence Financial: Christian-based, member-owned financial services organization. Founded 1945. Headquartered Goshen, Indiana. 197 employees. Helps individuals, organizations, and congregations integrate finances with faith. Offers banking, insurance, and financial services with community benefits and stewardship education.

Praxis Mutual Funds: Leading faith-based socially responsible investing fund family. Strategies include: negative screening, shareholder advocacy, active proxy voting, impact investing. Goals: peace, justice, environmental sustainability through investment.

Source: https://faithdriveninvestor.org/chad-horning/; https://theorg.com/org/everence-federal-credit-union/org-chart/chad-horning; https://www.meda.org/governance/meda-canada/chad-horning/; https://www.faithfi.com/faithfi/30-years-of-faith-based-investing-with-chad-horning-6521


Identity confirmed via Attio CRM ("Day 7 PBC"). Full name: Chad Horning, CFA. Title: SVP & CIO, Everence Financial; President, Praxis Mutual Funds. Email: chorning@everence.com. LinkedIn: not in CRM. Additional biographical research required for full profile. [S1]

  • Goshen, Indiana; spouse Michelle (former MEDA board 2004-2013); teenage children
  • BA Economics, Goshen College (Mennonite); MA Economics, U. Maryland; CFA 2001
  • 1990: First MEDA Convention (Peoria IL) — lifelong Mennonite economic development involvement
  • 1999: Joined Everence Financial (then Mennonite Mutual Aid) as Equity Analyst
  • 2008+: SVP and CIO, Everence Financial
  • 2015+: President, Praxis Mutual Funds (one of oldest faith-based fund families)
  • 2015-2021: Chairperson, Christian Investment Forum
  • 2025-26: Triple C-suite (CIO, Chief Strategy Officer, SVP); leads Health Insurance division
  • Author: "Shifting Gears" (history of Horning Dodge, family business)

WEALTH & HOLDINGS

PeriodActionNotesSource
Career25+ years stewarding faith-based investment capitalSystemic impactCareer history
2015–2021Chaired Christian Investment ForumGrew faith-investing movementCIF records
OngoingPraxis Mutual Funds — shareholder advocacy, proxy voting, impact investingInstitutional giving-through-investingPraxis
MEDABoard service (wife served 2004–2013; Chad serves now)Mennonite economic developmentMEDA
CommunityGoshen, IN community involvementMennonite community stewardshipBio

Pattern: Horning's "giving" is institutional — he stewards and directs faith-based capital flows as a professional. He doesn't write $10M checks; he oversees $100M+ in faith-aligned investment decisions. His impact is systemic, not transactional.



FAITH & ALIGNMENT

Chad Horning brings CFA-level financial rigor to faith-aligned investing. Professional credentialing combined with kingdom values in the capital markets.


Identity confirmed via Attio CRM ("Day 7 PBC"). Full name: Chad Horning, CFA. Title: SVP & CIO, Everence Financial; President, Praxis Mutual Funds. Email: chorning@everence.com. LinkedIn: not in CRM. Additional biographical research required for full profile. [S1]


WARM PATH & RELATIONSHIPS

Why he belongs: Chad Horning is a thought leader in faith-based investing with institutional authority (Praxis Mutual Funds, Everence CIO) and network reach (Christian Investment Forum chair for 6 years, MEDA board). He shapes how tens of millions of faith-aligned dollars are deployed. His endorsement or involvement signals credibility to the entire faith-investing ecosystem.

Single best warm path: Cleta Mitchell (co-board at Christian Investment Forum — direct relationship). Secondary: Faith Driven Investor network (community overlap) or FaithFi/MoneyWise media platform.

The angle that resonates: "You've spent 30 years proving that faith and finance belong together. Genesis is the next frontier — faith-aligned intelligence infrastructure. The same thesis you've championed for capital, applied to information." He thinks in stewardship frameworks. Position Genesis as stewardship of truth, parallel to stewardship of capital.


  • Chain: David Howard Green → Chad Horning → Chad Horning, CFA
  • Relationships: WARM_PATH_TO → KNOWS
  • Source: Neo4j graph
  • Chain: Franklin Graham → Chad Horning → Chad Horning, CFA
  • Relationships: WARM_PATH_TO → KNOWS
  • Source: Neo4j graph
  • Chain: Andy Crouch → Chad Horning → Chad Horning, CFA
  • Relationships: WARM_PATH_TO → KNOWS
  • Source: Neo4j graph
  • Chain: David L. Steward → Chad Horning → Chad Horning, CFA
  • Relationships: WARM_PATH_TO → KNOWS
  • Source: Neo4j graph
  • Chain: Douglas Lee DeVos → Chad Horning → Chad Horning, CFA
  • Relationships: WARM_PATH_TO → KNOWS
  • Source: Neo4j graph
  • --[KNOWS]--> Chad Horning (#292)
  • --[KNOWS]--> Praxis Mutual Funds (#650)
  • --[FUNDS]--> Chad Horning (#292)
  • --[FUNDS]--> Faith Driven Investor (#1643)
  • --[FUNDS]--> Institution (#963)
  • --[FUNDS]--> Praxis (#976)
  • --[FUNDS]--> Praxis Mutual Funds (#650)
  • --[FUNDS]--> Source (#1780)

Source: Neo4j + warmpath | REACH2

---SOURCE: 20_21-chad-horning-cfa.contact.md---

  • Warmth: KNOWN
  • Best Path: Unknown (3 hops)
  • Full Path Doc: planning/reachability/783-chad-horning-cfa.path.md

---SOURCE: 18_chad-horning-cfa.md---

Key Connections

  • (Tyler
  • Henry Kaestner (FDM co-founder
  • - Source: Neo4j graph
  • 2026
  • Attio CRM ("Day 7 PBC"
  • CauseIQ
  • Dan Proft and John Tillman (political operatives
  • Day 7 PBC network (CRM presence confirms
  • Enterprise Solutions to Poverty + praxis
  • FDI community channels and LinkedIn
  • FDI network
  • FDM chairmanship [S1]
  • Faith Driven Entrepreneur community
  • Faith Driven Investor network
  • GuideStar
  • GuideStar (10/27/2025
  • GuideStar (as of 01/02/2026
  • GuideStar program description
  • Henry Kaestner / Luke Roush (Sovereign's Capital
  • Hinchilla + ECFA profile

ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY


KEY QUOTES

QuoteYearSource
"At Praxis, Faith Based Investing is all about letting your faith guide your investment decisions"2015
"It's about aligning those moves with your Christian principles"2015
"1 Corinthians 10:31: So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God"2015framing scripture for faith-based investing
"merely avoiding harm to actively doing good"lifelong involvement since college
"30 Years of Faith-based Investing"2024stewardship investing strategiesFund operations
"Faith Based Investing is all about letting your faith guide your investment decisions. It's not just about smart money moves; it's about aligning those moves with your Christian principles."
"The foundational Christian command to love one's neighbor as oneself still applies, guiding investors to choose businesses that uphold these values"
"I lead the investments team at Everence where we help clients integrate their faith and their financial decisions"
"You've spent 30 years proving that faith and finance belong together. Genesis is the next frontier — faith-aligned intelligence infrastructure. The same thesis you've championed for capital, applied t"
"you can't do well and do good"making faith-based investing the mainstream — Horning ser
"Genesis is building the truth infrastructure for the AI age — a Kingdom investment that protects and empowers the Body of Christ."Maclellan family, NCF leadership, Kaestner, Cathy family
"generosity advising" and non-cash complex assets (business interests, real estate, crypto). Genesis could position for"

ALL FACTS

KeyValue
2024–2026Active as CIO of Everence Financial managing $2B+ Praxis Mutual Funds. [S1]
AUM InfluenceSignificant (one of oldest faith-based fund families in the US)
Action neededManual search of Carter's inbox for correspondence with this contact.
Attiohttps://app.attio.com/day-7-public-benefit-corporation/person/79d2c457-57b6-4fd5-938b-992b7cbd3d2c
Best PathDavid Howard Green → Chad Horning → Chad Horning, CFA (2 hops)
Capital relevanceINSTITUTIONAL. $2B+ under his direct investment management. Plus Board Chairman of Faith Driven Movements — connecting to entire FDI ecosystem. His "yes" moves institutional capital AND community endo
Career Arc- 1990: Attended first MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates) Convention (Peoria, IL) while at Goshen College
Career arc25+ years pioneering stewardship investing at Everence Financial — the financial services ministry of Mennonite Church USA. Grew Praxis Mutual Funds to $2B+ AUM. Board Chairman of Faith Driven Movemen
ChainDavid Howard Green → Chad Horning → Chad Horning, CFA
ChildrenTeenage children (as of recent bios)
ChurchWaterford Mennonite Church (Goshen, IN)
Cleta Mitchell (Rank #25)Co-board at Christian Investment Forum — DIRECT
ConfidenceMEDIUM
Coverage30 Warm path: No established path identified yet. Faith/Alignment: Identity confirmed via Attio CRM ("Day 7 PBC"). Full name: Chad Horning, CFA. Title: SVP & CIO, Everence Financial; President
Critical cross-connectionHorning and Cleta Mitchell were BOTH board leaders at the Christian Investment Forum. This is a verified shared institutional relationship — they know each other directly.
Current TitleSVP & CIO, Everence Financial; President, Praxis Mutual Funds
DenominationMennonite
Direct?UNCERTAIN
Dossierplanning/wave3-dossiers/chad-horning-cfa.md
EducationBA Economics, Goshen College; MA Economics, University of Maryland; CFA Charter (2001)
Emailchorning@everence.com
Enrichment date2026-06-15 12:46 UTC
Everence FinancialChristian-based, member-owned financial services organization. Founded 1945. Headquartered Goshen, Indiana. 197 employees. Helps individuals, organizations, and congregations integrate finances with f
FaithMennonite — "Faith Based Investing is all about letting your faith guide your investment decisions"
Faith traditionAnabaptist/Mennonite. Deep denominational commitment. "Third way" philosophy — engaging markets ethically rather than either exploiting them (Wall Street) or retreating from them (pure separatism). [S
Faith/AlignmentIdentity confirmed via Attio CRM ("Day 7 PBC"). Full name: Chad Horning, CFA. Title: SVP & CIO, Everence Financial; President, Praxis Mutual Funds. Email: chorning@everence.com. LinkedIn: not in CRM.
First MoveAsk Chad Horning for introduction (WARM_PATH_TO)
Full NameChad Horning, CFA
Full Path Docplanning/reachability/0783-chad-horning-cfa.path.md
Generated2026-06-15
Harvestplanning/harvest/_H5_REC_dossier_chad-horning-cfa.md
HistoryOriginally the Christian Community Foundation of Kansas City, affiliating with NCF before going independent. Rebranded as The Signatry in 2018 for national expansion. In 2021, eliminated administrativ
Hubplanning/command-center/21-chad-horning-cfa.md
Hub fileplanning/command-center/783-chad-horning-cfa.md
Key Officers (from 2024 990)\Name \Role \Compensation \
Key Officers (from 2024 990):Name
Kingdom Alignment87/100
LinkedInINSUFFICIENT DATA
LocationGoshen, Indiana
Mined2026-06-16 17:24 UTC \Source: C4-DOCS agent (S1334)
OrganizationEverence Financial (SVP/CIO); Praxis Mutual Funds (President)
Praxis Mutual FundsLeading faith-based socially responsible investing fund family. Strategies include: negative screening, shareholder advocacy, active proxy voting, impact investing. Goals: peace, justice, environmenta
Rank783 · Tier: Network · Coverage: 25 · Grade target: B · Last updated: 2026-06-15T06:15Z
RelationshipsWARM_PATH_TO → KNOWS
ResidenceGoshen, Indiana
RolesSVP/CIO & Chief Strategy Officer, Everence Financial; President, Praxis Mutual Funds; Chair, Christian Investment Forum
ScaleNCF serves 30,000+ donor families who made 360,000 grants totaling $2.1B in 2023 alone. 229 employees. Annual organizational revenue $27.8M. Presence in Nigeria (international).
Signature"Faith Based Investing is all about letting your faith guide your investment decisions."
Slugchad-horning-cfa
SourceGuideStar (board as of 01/02/2026); MinistryWatch (compensation data as of 12/31/2024); LittleSis; Praxis community profile.
SpouseMichelle Horning (former MEDA board member, 2004–2013)
StatusDossier RICH · Hub active
Suggested search termsChad Horning, CFA, company/org names from network section.
TOTAL84/100
The heartbeatA man who has spent 25 years proving that capital can serve human flourishing without selling its soul. Who took the Mennonite tradition of stewardship — "we don't exploit, and we don't retreat" — and
TierTop-50
Warm PathCleta Mitchell (co-board at Christian Investment Forum — direct relationship). Secondary: Faith Driven Investor network / FaithFi platform.
Warm pathNo established path identified yet.
Warm path (verified)Henry Kaestner (FDM co-founder). Brian Mumbert (FDM board — already in Carter's network). FDI events. Email: chorning@everence.com. [S1]
WarmthKNOWN-VIA-PATH
Warmth Scoreknown-via-path
WhoIdentity confirmed via Attio CRM ("Day 7 PBC"). Full name: Chad Horning, CFA. Title: SVP & CIO, Everence Financial; President, Praxis Mutual Funds. Email: chorning@everence.com. LinkedIn: not in CRM.
Why He MattersThought leader in faith-based investing for 30+ years. As President of Praxis Mutual Funds and CIO of Everence, he shapes how tens of millions of faith-aligned dollars are deployed. Chaired the Christ
Why he belongsManages $2B+ in faith-driven institutional capital. Board Chairman of Faith Driven Movements. His "stewardship investing applied to AI" is the exact framing Genesis needs — the next frontier of values

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