Gustavo Velasquez

Gustavo F. Velasquez is the Director of the California Department of Housing & Community Development.[1] Between 2014 and 2017, Velasquez served as the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Gustavo Velasquez
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
In office
June 24, 2014 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJohn D. Trasviña
Succeeded byAnna María Farías
Personal details
Born (1972-12-01) December 1, 1972
Oaxaca, Mexico
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA, MPA)

Education

Velasquez was born in Oaxaca, Mexico. He received degrees from the University of Pennsylvania; B.A. in Public Administration and Political science; Master’s Degree[2][3] in Government Administration. He also completed the Executive Program on Strategic Planning and Business Transformation at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.[4]

Career

His career has focused on advancing human and civil rights, increasing access to opportunity, creating more housing opportunities, workforce development, and financial literacy.[5]

He began his career in public service at Congreso de Latinos Unidos[6] in Philadelphia, where he served as both the Director of Operations and Director of the Division of Families and Neighborhood Development. From there Velasquez moved to Washington, DC, to continue his professional career, including serving as Director of the District of Columbia Office of Latino Affairs (OLA). As Director, he assisted with the implementation of the DC Language Access Law and worked to increase government programs and benefits to Latinos in the Nation's capital. After leaving that post he became Director of the Office of Human Rights (OHR), [7][8] where he worked to promote and uphold the comprehensive civil rights of residents, workers and visitors to the nation's capital. He later served as Executive Director of the Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC)[9] in the District of Columbia.

On January 16, 2014, President Obama nominated Velasquez for Assistant Secretary of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. His nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 19, 2014.[10][11][12][13][14][15] Velasquez served in this role until January 20, 2017.

On April 2, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Velasquez the Director of the Department of Housing & Community Development.

Community Involvement

Velasquez has served on different community associations, among them:

Velasquez has been a member of other associations on D.C., some of them are:

He was also a graduate and member of Leadership Greater Washington and member of the United States Access Board and the HUD Mortgage Review Board.[20]

References
  1. "Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 4.2.20". California Governor. 2020-04-02. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  2. "Gustavo F. Velasquez". portal.hud.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
  3. "Bio of Gustavo F. Velasquez | ohr". ohr.dc.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  4. "News – Toledo Fair Housing Center". www.toledofhc.org. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  5. "News – Toledo Fair Housing Center". www.toledofhc.org. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  6. "Mayoral Appointments, September 3, 2003; Robert Bobb, etc". www.dcwatch.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  7. "Bio of Gustavo F. Velasquez | ohr". ohr.dc.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  8. "Prejudice lives on, even in enlightened D.C." Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  9. "Gustavo Velásquez tomará riendas de LEDC | El Tiempo Latino | Noticias de Washington DC". eltiempolatino.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  10. "PN1349 – Nomination of Gustavo Velasquez Aguilar for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 113th Congress (2013–2014)". www.congress.gov. 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
  11. "Banking Committee".
  12. Arc, The (2014-06-23). "Senate Confirms Gustavo Velasquez as HUD Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity". The Capitol Insider. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
  13. "Nominations of: Stanley Fischer, Jerome H. Powell, Lael Brainard, Gustavo Velasquez Aguilar, and J. Mark McWatters : hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, on nominations of: Stanley Fischer, to be a member and vice chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Jerome H. Powell, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Lael Brainard, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Gustavo Velasquez Aguilar, to be an assistant secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; J. Mark McWatters, to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Board, March 13, 2014 – Search UW-Madison Libraries". search.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  14. "The Truth's Articles". www.thetruthtoledo.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  15. "Housing center celebrates debut of WGTE-TV film". 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  16. "Mayoral Appointments, September 3, 2003; Robert Bobb, etc". www.dcwatch.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  17. "Mayoral Appointments, September 3, 2003; Robert Bobb, etc". www.dcwatch.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  18. "LWDT – Latino Workforce Development Taskforce (Philadelphia, PA) | AcronymFinder". www.acronymfinder.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  19. "Member News and Opportunities | Center for Nonprofit Advancement". www.nonprofitadvancement.org. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  20. "Members – United States Access Board". www.access-board.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
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