Hunter L. Johnson
President and Chief Executive Officer
LINC Housing Corporation

 
Hunter Johnson, President and CEO of LINC Housing, has more than 30 years experience in development, affordable housing, and structuring public/private partnerships. During his career, he has had a hand in developing more than 15,000 units throughout California. Hunter has led the 23-year-old non-profit in its growth from 1,045 to more than 6,000 affordable units across the state serving diverse limited-income residents including seniors, families, farm workers, and special needs households in both rural and urban settings. LINC’s assets have a market value of more than $1 billion and total annual revenues are almost $32 million.

 
Prior to joining LINC, Hunter was Director of Development for American Development Consultants in Palm Springs, a firm specializing in facilitating development projects for non-profit and for-profit housing sponsors, cities, redevelopment agencies, and Indian Tribes. Previously, Hunter served as Executive Director of the Emeryville Redevelopment Agency, where residential development included the financing and adaptive reuse of 80 units of affordable live-work space for artists. As Chief of Rehabilitation for the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, he was responsible for rehabbing an average of 400 units each year, balancing the development mix to promote an economically balanced neighborhood.

Hunter’s education includes a Bachelors Degree in Urban Sociology from the University of Tulsa and a graduate degree in Architecture from UC Berkeley. He has been an invited speaker at the Urban Land Institute, NAHRO, the California Redevelopment Association, the American Planning Association, and the National Association of Home Builders. Hunter currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Housing Partnership Network, Housing Partnership Securities, the California Housing Consortium, and the National Housing Conference. He has served as Chairman of the Palm Springs Art Commission, as a Board Member of the Riverside Arts Commission, and Scoutmaster for his sons’ Boy Scout Troop.

In April of 2001, Hunter completed the yearlong Bank of America Leadership Academy, a prestigious program conducted by the Development Training Institute, where he learned and shared best practices in our field in four seven-day workshops. In April of 2003, Hunter was chosen as one of 18 U.S. housing representatives to participate in the Housing Partnership Network’s European Housing Exchange where they met with housing leaders in The Netherlands and United Kingdom. He is currently participating in the 18-month Achieving Excellence program sponsored by NeighborWorks at Harvard University.

Hunter is married to Jennifer Johnson, an artist, designer, and place-maker whose work is represented in public and private collections around the world. They have three children.

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