2015 Silver SPUR Awards: How Carol Galante Changes Lives by Housing People


The 2015 Silver SPUR Awards, held on November 19, recognized four individuals whose achievements have made San Francisco and the Bay Area a better place to live and work.

Carol J. Galante ran BRIDGE Housing for 13 years, leading one of California’s largest affordable housing development organizations. Galante served next for President Obama from 2009-2014 as the Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), providing key policy leadership during the recession. She is now I. Donald Terner Distinguished Professor in Affordable Housing and Urban Policy at the University of California, Berkeley.

 

 

Learn about our other 2015 Silver SPUR honorees:

How Jim Lazarus Puts the Public's Needs First

How Leah Shahum Makes the Streets Safe for Everyone

How Harlan Kelly Jr. Builds a Sustainable City