A nationwide search is underway for a new CEO of the Atlanta Housing Authority to succeed Eugene Jones Jr., who has announced his intention to step down.
The search for a new leader has taken on greater significance given the city’s ambitious goal to add 20,000 affordable housing units by 2030 – with Atlanta Housing expected to deliver 10,000 of those units.
The importance of the search is reflected by the influential leaders who are serving on the executive committee.
Duriya Farooqui, a board member of Atlanta Housing who has a wealth of experience in business and government, is chairing the search.
Larry Stewart, an entrepreneur who is chair of Atlanta Housing, also is on the search. The only other AH board member on the committee is Rosalind Elliott, who is a resident of Atlanta Housing.
The other search committee members are:
- Bill Bolling, a longtime civic leader who is the founder of the Atlanta Regional Housing Forum
- Renee Glover, former CEO of Atlanta Housing, who is credited for being a transformational national leader
- Matt Bronfman, CEO of Jamestown — developer of Ponce City Market; and
- Alan Ferguson Sr., president and CEO of Atlanta Habitat for Humanity
“The reason why I immediately agreed to chair the search is because I think this will be a leader who will have a generational impact on Atlanta,” Farooqui said. “We want to find a leader who is the right person to take the agency forward and maximize on the momentum we have in our city.”
Farooqui said people are interested in the position because Mayor Andre Dickens has made housing affordability a top priority of his administration.
During a talk at the Rotary Club of Atlanta on Dec. 4, Dickens spoke about how…
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