Julia Gordon

SENIOR FELLOW | SHE/HER

Julia Gordon most recently served as Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner at HUD, a Senate-confirmed role in which she led the Federal Housing Administration and its $1.5 trillion mortgage insurance portfolio—reducing borrower insurance premiums, strengthening the insurance fund’s reserves, and improving safety and resilience standards for homeowners and rental housing. She previously served as President of the National Community Stabilization Trust and held senior roles at the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Center for American Progress, and the Center for Responsible Lending. Gordon consults on federal, state, and local housing policy. She holds a bachelor’s degree in government from Harvard College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.