Advisory Council

Up for Growth’s Advisory Council provides independent advice to Up for Growth’s board and leadership team. The Council meets regularly to discuss research, data, evidence, and policy developments related to Up for Growth’s mission and shares insights and advice with the Up for Growth Board and leadership team.

Each of our Advisory Council members holds advanced academic degrees in fields relevant to Up for Growth’s mission, served in public office, or has completed meritorious original research on issues related to housing supply. Advisory Board members serve in their own capacities and independently of the organizations and institutions they represent.

Caitlin Sugrue Walter, Ph.D.

Chairwoman of the Advisory Council of Up for Growth; Vice President of Research, National Multifamily Housing Council

Ed Pinto, J.D.

Vice-Chair of the Advisory Council of Up for Growth; Resident Fellow and Co-Director of Center on Housing Markets and Finance, American Enterprise Institute

David Garcia, MPP

Secretary of the Advisory Council of Up for Growth; Policy Director, Terner Center for Housing Innovation, University of California at Berkeley​

Joe Cortright, MPP

Principal, Impresa; Director, City Observatory

Steve Guggenmos

Vice President of Multifamily Research and Modeling at Freddie Mac

Emily Hamilton, Ph.D.

Senior Research Fellow, Urbanity Project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University

Chris Herbert, Ph.D.

Managing Director Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University

Arthur C. Nelson, Ph.D., FAICP

Professor of Planning & Real Estate Development