Bill Brauner

Bill Brauner has over 25 years of experience in the affordable housing sector. Prior to his current position at Urban Edge, Bill spent 21 years at CEDAC (Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation), where he provided technical assistance and predevelopment lending to over 70 nonprofit housing developers across Massachusetts. He played a key role in housing preservation policy, chaired multiple interagency committees, and led efforts on several high-profile affordable housing preservation projects. Bill has authored several white papers, including Chapter 40T at 10 (2020), A First Look at Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202) in Massachusetts (2016), Preserving Affordable Housing in Massachusetts with Private Activity Bonds and 4% Tax Credits (2015), and The Year 40 Problem (2011). Bill has a Master’s in International Administration from SIT in Brattleboro, VT and a BA from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, OR.