Preston Prince joined the Santa Clara County Housing Authority in 2021. As Executive Director, Prince runs one of the largest public housing authorities in the nation. He came to SCCHA following 14 years as CEO and executive director of the Fresno Housing Authority, that county’s largest affordable housing developer and landlord, where he oversaw a diverse housing portfolio serving 50,000 low-income residents through 13,000 housing choice vouchers and 5,000 public and affordable units, of which 2,400 new units were added during his tenure.
Prior to Fresno Housing, Prince was executive director of the Aurora Housing Authority in Aurora, Colo. His early professional career focused on the creation and financing of affordable housing for both nonprofits and public housing agencies throughout Washington state, where he developed thousands of housing units for people with special needs, families, seniors and homeowners. Prince has long been involved in creating affordable housing policy at the national level as well as local and statewide efforts to prevent homelessness and improve economic mobility for low-income families. He serves on the boards of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), California Housing Finance Agency and National Public Housing Museum. He is a past board member of the National Organization of African-Americans in Housing. Prince holds a master’s degree in urban affairs and policy analysis and a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from New School University in New York City.
