Paul Weech has more than 40 years of eclectic experiences in the housing, community
development and financial services fields. He is currently the principal of his own consulting
firm, Innovative Housing Strategies, LLC.
Prior to this consulting role, Commissioner Weech was the president and CEO of NeighborWorks
America, a Congressionally-chartered 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides grants, training, and
technical assistance to a network of more than 240 nonprofits across the country.
Commissioner Weech previously served in senior leadership positions for the Housing
Partnership Network and Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future and worked for nearly
10 years at Fannie Mae. He has held positions as chief of staff at the United States Small
Business Administration, staff director for the Subcommittee on Housing and Community
Development for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and senior
analyst for Housing and Credit for the U.S. Senate Committee on Budget.
Commissioner Weech teaches a course on U.S. Affordable Housing Policy and Practice for the
Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation as part of its
Masters in Real Estate Development Program.
He holds a master of public policy degree from the Ford School for Public Policy Studies at the
University of Michigan and a bachelor of arts in political science from Duke University.