Jeff Davis

A 25-year veteran of the San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC), Jeff Davis leads an award-winning agency with more than 350 employees and a budget of more than $604 million.

SDHC provides federal rental assistance to more than 16,000 families with low-income who live in the City of San Diego. SDHC also is a leader of collaborative efforts to address homelessness, including HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO, SDHC’s homelessness action plan, which has created more than 10,200 housing solutions since 2014 for San Diegans experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. In addition, SDHC, including its nonprofit affiliate, is an affordable housing developer, investor and lender to affordable housing developers and owns or manages more than 4,100 affordable rental housing units.

SDHC is one of 39 original public housing authorities, out of approximately 3,200 nationwide, to receive a “Moving to Work” (MTW) designation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Mr. Davis oversaw SDHC’s request for reinstatement as an MTW agency and implemented its first MTW Annual Plan. MTW status provides SDHC the flexibility to implement innovative approaches to provide housing assistance for families with low income and/or experiencing homelessness in the City of San Diego.

Mr. Davis currently oversees all of SDHC’s major divisions, including Real Estate, Rental Assistance, Homelessness Initiatives and Policy.

Mr. Davis’ previous leadership positions at SDHC include serving as Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President of SDHC’s largest division, Rental Assistance.

He serves on the board of the National Leased Housing Association, is a member of the Housing Committee for the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) and serves as a board member of the Pacific Southwest Regional Council of NAHRO.