Triangle Business Journal: Corporate Philanthropy Executive Award Winner, Casey Angel
Nov 18, 2021
Name: Casey Angel
Title: Director, Corporate Communications
Company: Longfellow Real Estate Partners
Who went above and beyond to forward the cause of philanthropy in the Triangle? The entire staff of CASA have shown unbelievable resilience over the past year. The staff was able to continue their successful outreach to the community, and hasn’t missed a beat in providing affordable housing units throughout the Triangle with their family units, veterans’ housing, workforce housing solutions and disability housing programs. In addition to their continued compassion for the community, they have also gone above and beyond for their residents’ individual well-being during the pandemic.
Who do you look to for guidance? My guidance comes from my personal advisers, my family – specifically my wife and son. Thinking about how projects, ideas and plans may be viewed and their positive impacts is what I love to chat with my wife about. Sharing my passion for safe, affordable housing with my family helps us give back together, but also allows us to share in the little things that can be a blessing to others.
Where do you see yourself in five years? In five years, I will continue helping our community with housing insecurity. Housing is the bedrock of all we hold dear as a society – it is the foundation that all of our successes are built off of. While we may have individual differences, housing is the one common need that connects us all, and that is why it is so vital. Coming together as a community is the way we help solve this crisis.
What is on your wish list for philanthropy in the next year? Topping the wish list for giving and philanthropy has to be the return to in-person meetings, fundraisers and educational opportunities. Meeting others who share your passion, and getting to know those we are working with is of the utmost importance. Covid has separated all of us, but for so many it separated the tangible touch points we have with the causes that are so near and dear to us.
What could the Triangle business community do to further support philanthropy? I’ve always lived by the wisdom “To whom much is given, much will be required” – and I truly believe the Triangle community can continue to grow and blossom with this approach. Our region has the great fortune of opportunity, growth and quality of life for so many, and it is our responsibility to help our neighbors in need. We need the best of our businesses, government and nonprofits working together for the best tomorrows.
Casey Angel leads the global corporate communications for Longfellow Real Estate Partners, the largest privately held investor, developer, and operator of life science buildings in the world where he sets and executes strategic communications initiatives to drive media relations, government advocacy and approvals, public messaging, and more across the firm’s international portfolio.
During his career, he has partnered with and been featured in industry-leading media outlets throughout the world to further the mission of the organizations he’s represented while also leading the government outreach and advocacy efforts for high-profile private developments, state/federal investments, and bilateral trade agreements. As lead on these transformative projects, Casey has presented and testified before all levels of government in the United States, United Kingdom, and India, resulting in the approval of over $6 billion dollars in project value for his companies, municipalities, and NGOs.
Previously, Mr. Angel has been recognized in the San Diego Business Journal’s PR Executive of the Year Awards, Global Ambassador of the Year with the National Association of Realtors, as well as South Florida Executives to Watch by the Miami Herald.