Bryan BrownPresident & CEO

Bryan leads the organization’s efforts to champion the preservation and expansion of affordable housing options across Greenville through broad community engagement and advocacy for effective public policies.

Previously, Bryan served as the Chief Operating & Development Officer at the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA). Bryan and his team managed the $30 million HUD Choice Neighborhood Implementation grant for the revitalization of the near east side resulting in $120 million of development across five phases with 450 units of mixed-income housing with an additional $200 million in leveraged commitments to support expanded neighborhood development.  Bryan successfully led CMHA efforts to develop $275 million of new construction producing 1,200 affordable units for the Columbus community, and also executed the $200 million strategy for CMHA to acquire 1,500 units of housing to preserve and expand affordable housing options in neighborhoods of opportunity across Franklin County.

Bryan brings broad leadership experience to the Greenville Housing Fund from executive roles in the non-profit sector where he spent many years advocating for funding, program standards, and legislation to improve service delivery to needy children and families. Bryan is a graduate of John Carroll University, attended graduate school at the University of Cincinnati, and also studied at the University of London, the London School of Economics and Yale University.