John Weicher

John Weicher, PhD, is Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Housing and Financial Markets at the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC. Previously he served as Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), managing 3,400 staff and $500 billion of FHA mortgage insurance. His major initiatives included promoting minority homeownership, regulatory reform of the real estate settlement process, and mission regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Dr. Weicher also served as Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research at HUD, and as Chief Economist at both HUD and the Office of Management and Budget. He has been a member of the Census Advisory Committee on Population Statistics and the Committee on Urban Policy of the National Academy of Sciences, and is currently Chairman of the National Academies' Committee on HUD's Research Program. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago. (This is me - Update Profile)