Jan 26, 2020
Monica Sussman has been on both sides of the affordable housing sector, serving as a deputy general counsel with HUD and currently practicing at a law firm focused on affordable housing policy.
She offers keen insights into what is holding back much of the badly needed affordable housing funding and construction. Sussman details how rising income inequality, neglected infrastructure needs, and excessive turnover at HUD fuel the challenges.
She offers hope that young people will rise up to tackle these challenges, work hard, and not be discouraged by the seemingly huge odds against them. Sussman shares how she molded and evolved her career to drive change forward, and hopes others will also have the same vision.