What’s New in Financing Affordable Housing

John R. Williams is President and Chief Investment Officer of Avanath Capital Management (“Avanath”), an institutional fund manager that specializes in affordable and workforce housing investments throughout major U.S. cities. In his role, Mr. Williams spearheads the firm’s portfolio acquisitions, capital formation, investor relations and fund management. Since joining Avanath, Mr. Williams has directed the closing of five institutional investment funds totaling over $2.0 billion…

Shekar Narasimhan is the Managing Partner at Beekman Advisors which provides strategic advisory services to companies and investors involved in real estate, mortgage finance, affordable housing and related sectors. He also serves as Chairman of Papillon Capital, focused on sustainable infrastructure investing. Prior to Beekman Advisors, Shekar Narasimhan was a Managing Director of Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, one of the nation's leading providers of commercial…

Paul Williams is the founder and executive director of the Center for Public Enterprise, a think tank focused on broadening the public sector’s capacity to deliver economic development. He formerly worked for the Chicago Department of Housing, and for think tanks including the Economic Opportunity Institute and the Jain Family Institute. He holds a master’s degree in economics from John Jay College at The City…