Policy to production.

Most federal policy is built on a set of assumptions about how the system works. It assumes that if you create a new program, provide appropriate funding, or put a requirement in place, the system will respond in a predictable way. In practice, it rarely does, especially in housing. Policy enters a system shaped by debt and equity markets, city hall politics, labor negotiations, and sometimes just the reality of getting a plumber to show up. By the time a policy reaches people on the ground, the outcome often looks very different from what was intended.

That gap has defined my career. I started in finance and real estate during the run-up to the financial crisis, then worked on distressed assets and failed institutions in its aftermath. Later, I moved into housing policy, and today I lead a national effort at Up for Growth. Across each step, one lesson has held. Systems rarely behave the way they are designed to on paper.

Today, I focus on what it takes to turn policy into production. Which decisions actually move capital, where projects get stuck, and how to unblock them. At Up for Growth, we bring policymakers, industry leaders, and advocates together to work through those constraints in real time. The goal is not just to move policy, but to make sure it reaches the people waiting on a home.