Name: January Winter Thought Leader: HPD Commissioner Adolfo Carrión Jr.
Start: 2025-01-29T17:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-29T19:00:00-05:00
Location: LISC NYC

Commissioner Carrión will discuss his career in public service and the work HPD has been doing to address the city's housing shortage
About this Event

January Winter Thought Leader: HPD Commissioner Adolfo Carrión Jr.

On Wednesday, January 29 from 5:30PM – 7PM, the New York Housing Conference and the Rising Leaders Network (RLN) will launch its 2025 Winter Thought Leader series, featuring the Commissioner of New York City's Housing Preservation and Development, Adolfo Carrión Jr.

You must be registered to attend this event. Please bring ID and arrive 15 minutes early to go through the building’s security procedures.

Commissioner Carrión has spent his professional career working to build and improve historically marginalized communities in the Bronx, in other areas of New York City, and around the country. Before starting Metro Futures, Carrión served as regional administrator for Region II of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, deputy assistant to President Barack Obama, and director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs. Carrión's work resulted in the establishment of a White House Urban Policy Working Group and the first interagency review in 30 years of federal government policy and funding in U.S. urban and metropolitan areas. Prior to his tenure in the federal government, Carrión served as Bronx Borough President and as a member of the New York City Council. His work as Borough President ushered in a new era of building and growth in the Bronx that increased investment in housing, schools, millions of square feet of commercial space, the new Yankee Stadium, and new businesses. Carrión also served as president of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO), is an Aspen Institute Rodel Fellows alumnus, and has served on numerous boards for non-profit and government entities. He also served as executive vice president of Stagg Group, a housing development and management firm, and senior advisor for Corporate Development to the CSA Group, the largest Hispanic-owned architecture and engineering firm in the U.S.

Prior to joining HPD, Carrión was the CEO and founder of Metro Futures LLC, a real estate development and consulting firm, whose focus is the development of affordable housing, mixed-use and economic development projects, and strategic planning in the New York City Metro Area. Carrión received his Bachelor of Arts from the King's College and a Master's in Urban Planning from Hunter College.

Again, you must be registered to attend this event. Please bring ID and arrive 15 minutes early to go through the building’s security procedures.

The Winter Thought Leader series are free educational discussions on affordable housing hosted by the Rising Leaders Network. Each winter month we feature a special speaker on topics impacting affordable housing followed by a Q&A moderated by a member of NYHC’s RLN.