The United States Senate confirmed Carol J. Galante to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Housing/Federal Housing Commissioner on December 30, 2012. Prior to her confirmation, Ms. Galante served as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing/FHA Commissioner, having first joined HUD in May 2009 as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing programs. As FHA Commissioner, Ms. Galante has direct responsibility for oversight and administration of the FHA’s trillion dollar insurance portfolio, which includes single family and multifamily housing as well as insured health care facilities. She is also responsible for several of HUD’s rental assistance programs, including 1.2 million units of Project Based Rental Assistance, and over 400,000 apartments for elderly and the disabled under the Section 202 and 811 programs. Under her leadership, the Office of Housing has developed a comprehensive risk management infrastructure through the Office of Risk Management and Regulatory Affairs and organized the formation of a new Office of Housing Counseling. Ms. Galante has also played an important role in key Administration initiatives, including Choice Neighborhoods, the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) and other interagency alignment efforts. Prior to her appointment at HUD, Ms. Galante was President and Chief Executive of BRIDGE Housing Corporation, the largest non-profit developer of affordable, mixed-income and mixed-use developments in California. BRIDGE is a hybrid organization blending the best of business practices and entrepreneurial ideas with a mission to create affordable homes and apartments. Prior to BRIDGE she was the Executive Director of Eden Housing, Inc. In addition to her work in real estate development, ownership and management, Ms. Galante has also worked for the cities of Santa Barbara, Philadelphia and Richmond, CA, in city planning and community economic development. She has held numerous volunteer leadership positions in organizations such as the Housing Partnership Network, OneCalifornia Bank Foundation, California Housing Consortium, Center for Creative Land Recycling, Center for Housing Policy, and Urban Land Institute. She has been the recipient of many notable honors, including: Housing Wire Magazine’s Influential Woman in Housing 2012, Multifamily/Developer Magazine-Executive of the Year in 2008, Builder Magazine-Top Most Influential People in Homebuilding in 2006, and the California Homebuilder Hall of Fame. Ms. Galante is a licensed real estate broker (currently inactive) and holds a Master of City Planning from U.C. Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Arts from Ohio Wesleyan.

Sarah Rosen Wartell, a public policy executive and housing markets expert, became the third president of the Urban Institute in February 2012. Wartell co-founded the Center for American Progress in 2003, serving as its first chief operating officer and general counsel. Later, as executive vice president, she oversaw its policy teams and fellows. Her work focused on the economy and housing markets, and she directed the Mortgage Finance Working Group and "Doing What Works" government performance program. Wartell was President Bill Clinton's deputy assistant for economic policy and the deputy director of his National Economic Council. In the White House from 1998 to 2000, she led over a dozen interagency working groups, negotiated legislation, and managed policymaking in housing and community development, financial markets and banking, insurance, consumer protection, pensions, and tort reform. At the Department of Housing and Urban Development from 1993 to 1998, Wartell advised the federal housing commissioner on housing finance, mortgage markets, and consumer protection. Wartell practiced law with the Washington, D.C., firm of Arnold & Porter and was a consultant to the bipartisan Millennial Housing Commission. She has an A.B. degree with honors in urban affairs from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. She holds a J.D. degree from Yale Law School.

Lisa Hodges is an attorney with over 15 years of diverse experience in affordable and public housing, large scale urban redevelopment and neighborhood revitalization. She has served as the Director of Real Estate for the Boston Housing Authority and as Development Advisor to the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA). In these capacities, she managed a portfolio of over $100 million in large-scale redevelopment projects as well as represented the DCHA in District-wide and national housing policy committees, including the DC Mayor’s Green Building Advisory Council. Prior to working with DCHA, Lisa was Special Assistant for Housing Policy to the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development for the District of Columbia (ODMPED). Lisa is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Howard University School of Architecture, and she holds a JD from Harvard Law School and is a member of the Maryland State Bar.

Richard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management Professor of Real Estate and Finance, University of Pennsylvania Education PhD, Boston College, 1974; BA, Harvard College, 1965 Recent Consulting Real Estate Markets - Jones Lang LaSalle, 2007–present; Mortgage Insurance Markets - GE Financial, 2005-2010; Housing Markets - Prudential REALTORS, 2005-2007 Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards American Real Estate and Urban Economics Lifetime Achievement Award 2005; American Real Estate and Urban Economics Best International Paper Award 1995; Undergraduate Division Excellence in Teaching Award, 1991; Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, University of Pennsylvania, 1975; Anvil Award for Teaching Excellence, 1974 Academic Positions Held Wharton: 1972-present (named Richard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management, 2003; Chairperson, Real Estate Department, 1997-2000; Director, Wharton Geographical Information Systems Lab, 1995-present). University of Pennsylvania: (Co-director of Penn Institute for Urban Research, 2004-Present; Professor of City and Regional Planning, 1995-present; Ombudsman, 1987-90). Previous appointment: Bryn Mawr College. Visiting appointment: Singapore Management University (Celia Moh Visiting Professor, 2004) Professional Leadership 2005-2009 Board of Editors, Journal of Housing Economics, 2003-present; Board of Editors, Housing Policy Debate, 2003-present; Board of Editors, Journal of Real Estate and Finance, 2003-present; Board of Editors, Journal of Real Estate Research, 2004-present; Board of Editors, Journal of Housing Research, 2006; Homer Hoyt Institute Faculty Fellow, 2003-present Corporate and Public Sector Leadership 2005-2009 Global Urban Development Advisory Board; National Research Council Review Board on HUD Research 2008; Advisory Board for Regulatory Research, National Association of Homebuilders, 2005-2006; Board of Directors, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, 2003-2006; Blue Ribbon Committee on Housing Finance, 2005-2006