ATLANTA – Atlanta Housing (AH) today announced that Mayor Andre Dickens has appointed Matt M. Bronfman to the Atlanta Housing Board of Commissioners for a five-year term effective September 15, 2025.
Bronfman serves as Principal and Chief Executive Officer of Jamestown, where he oversees global operations and corporate strategy. Under his leadership, Jamestown has executed more than $40 billion in transactions and led the acquisition and repositioning of major mixed-use projects, including Chelsea Market and Industry City in New York, Ponce City Market and Buckhead Village in Atlanta, Raleigh Iron Works in Raleigh, the Innovation and Design Building in Boston, and Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco.
“We’re honored to welcome Matt Bronfman to the Atlanta Housing Board of Commissioners,” said Terri M. Lee, President and CEO of Atlanta Housing. “His decades of experience leading transformative, mixed-use developments paired with his deep civic engagement will be invaluable as we advance our mission to expand affordability, accelerate production and preservation, and build inclusive communities across Atlanta.”
“Having worked with Matt on the Atlanta Housing CEO search committee, I know he brings a strategic, solutions-oriented perspective that will strengthen the Board’s oversight and help us deliver results for our families,” said Larry Stewart, Atlanta Housing Board of Commissioners Chair.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve,” Bronfman said. “I look forward to supporting Atlanta Housing’s work to increase affordable housing options and create pathways to economic mobility.”
Bronfman joined Jamestown as General Counsel in 1998, became Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer in 2002, and was named CEO in 2012. He currently serves on the boards of the Jewish Federations of North America, the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta (past board chair), and the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership, and as President of the Jamestown Charitable Foundation’s board. He is a member of the Atlanta Committee for Progress and has previously served on numerous civic and industry boards. Bronfman graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude from Tufts University and magna cum laude from Northwestern Law School.
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President and Chief Executive Officer Terri M. Lee leads The Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, Georgia (AH), the largest housing authority in Georgia and one of the largest in the nation. One of 139 Moving to Work (MTW) public housing authorities in America, AH is an industry leader in providing and facilitating affordable housing resources for nearly 27,000 low-income households comprised of approximately 45,000 people, including AH-owned residential communities, tenant-based vouchers, supportive housing, as well as down payment assistance, where innovation leads the approach to making the dream of home ownership attainable for more Atlantans. Programs are funded and regulated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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