Dr Raphael Bostic
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Dr Raphael Bostic was sworn in as the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research in July 2009, serving as principal advisor to the Secretary on overall Departmental policy, program evaluations, demonstrations and research. He leads a multi-disciplinary team of approximately 140 economists, analysts, engineers, architects and social scientists and is responsible for providing economic information and analyses of housing and community development statistics and other data. PD&R performs short and long-term analysis and evaluations to help the Secretary and other principal staff make informed decisions on department policies, programs, as well as budget and legislative proposals. These activities provide the Department and the nation with current information on housing needs, market conditions and research on important housing and community development issues.
Robert was a panellist at the US Studies Centre's City of the Future conference.
