Sean Donovan, former secretary of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and former Director US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been appointed CEO Enterprise Community PartnersA national housing nonprofit that aggregates housing investment, advocates for housing policies, and builds and manages communities.
Donovan, who served during the entire eight years of the Barack Obama administration, brings nearly three decades of experience in housing policy and community development initiatives to the role. Prior to serving as HUD Secretary from 2009 to 2014, Donovan New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner under Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
“Coming to Enterprise is like a homecoming for me,” Donovan said in a statement. “Housing touches everything in a person’s life. A good education, a good job, a healthy, prosperous life — it all revolves around having a safe, stable place to live. More than any other time in my life Conversely, housing affordability is on the national radar. This is a moment I have been preparing for throughout my career. I look forward to working with our new colleagues, our partners, developers and investors to achieve our shared vision of a country that Honored to work for where homes and communities are making a difference.
In 2020, Donovan launched a campaign to run for mayor of New York City. He raised a lot of money early in the process, but was ultimately defeated by incumbent Eric Adams.
Donovan later joined Ford Foundation as a senior fellow in the summer of 2022. He currently serves as a trustee urban institute, Regional Planning Association, Greater NY And rethink food and sits on the advisory board for opportunity insight,
Phyllis Caldwell, Vice-Chair of the Enterprise Board, said, “Enterprise has a leader in Sean who understands how to use the runway as a catalyst to help this organization solve some of this country’s toughest challenges.” made as.” Drawing from his experience, Sean understands the complex way promoting an affordable home intersects with transportation, workforce training, health and the environment. He is able to see the full picture of how these factors come together — and will bring it to bear in the Enterprise.
Donovan will take up his new position in September. The organization’s interim co-CEOs Lori Chatman and Drew Warshaw will continue in their roles as president and chief operating officer of Enterprise’s capital division, respectively.
The enterprise says it has invested $64 billion since 1982 and built nearly 1 million homes in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
