Former Secretary Sean Donovan U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and former director U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) was appointed CEO. Enterprise Community Partneris a national housing nonprofit that aggregates housing investment, advocates for housing policy, and builds and manages communities.
Having served the full eight years of Barack Obama’s administration, Donovan brings nearly 30 years of experience in housing policy and community development initiatives to the role. From 2009 until 2014 he served as HUD Secretary, Mr. Donovan New York City Department of Housing Conservation and Development Commissioner under Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
“Coming to Enterprise is, in a way, coming home to me,” Donovan said in a statement. A good education, a good job, a healthy and prosperous life, all center on having a safe and stable place to live. Unlike, affordable housing is a national focus.This is a moment I’ve been preparing for throughout my career.Working with new colleagues, partners, developers and investors to make homes and communities more affordable. We are honored to be able to achieve our shared vision of a nation that will be a stepping stone to the future.”
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 Appointed as a Senior Fellow in the summer of 2022. Currently, city research institute, Regional Planning Association, Greater New York and rethink food and is a member of the Advisory Board of Opportunity Insights.
“Enterprise has leaders in Sean who understand how to use the runway this organization has built as a catalyst to solve some of the toughest challenges this country has ever faced. said Phyllis Caldwell, Vice Chairman of the Enterprise Board. “Based on his own experience, Sean understands that promoting affordable housing is intricately intertwined with transportation, workforce training, health and the environment. We can get a big picture of how it all fits together, and we’re going to put that into practice in the enterprise.”
Donovan will assume his new role in September. The organization’s interim co-CEOs Lori Chatman and Drew Warshaw will continue in their roles as Enterprise’s capital division president and chief operating officer, respectively.
Enterprise said it has invested $64 billion since 1982 and built about 1 million homes in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.