Carol J. Galante

Carol J. Galante currently serves as Acting FHA Commissioner-Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. She was originally appointed by President Barack Obama in March 2009 as the DAS for Multifamily Housing programs.

As Acting FHA Commissioner, Ms. Galante has direct responsibility for oversight and administration of the FHA insurance portfolio, which includes multifamily housing, insured health care facilities and well over 20 percent of mortgages in the domestic single family market.

Prior to her appointment at HUD, Ms. Galante was President and Chief Executive of BRIDGE Housing Corporation, the largest non-profit developer of affordable; and mixed-income and mixed use developments in California. BRIDGE is a hybrid organization blending the best of business practices and entrepreneurial ideas with a mission to create affordable homes and apartments. During her tenure as President, BRIDGE served over 35,000 Californian residents. 

In addition to her work with BRIDGE, Ms. Galante has also worked for the cities of Santa Barbara, Philadelphia and Richmond, CA, where she worked in city planning and development. Throughout her career, she has used her expertise in city planning, real estate development, and executive office to build the case for affordable and sustainable living; and help to improve legislative proposals and program parameters.

Ms. Galante has held several leadership positions including Director of the National Housing Partnership Network, the California Housing Consortium, the Center for Creative Land Recycling, and the One California Bank Foundation. In June 2005, the California State Senate appointed Ms. Galante to the California Housing Finance Agency Board of Directors. She is also a member of the Advisory Board for the Bay Area Council, sits on the advisory committees of several banks, and is active in the Urban Land Institute. Ms. Galante co-chaired California’s successful Proposition 1-C campaign in 2006 that garnered approval for a $2.85 billion bond for affordable housing and urban infill development.

Ms. Galante is a licensed real estate broker and holds a Master of City Planning from U.C. Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Arts from Ohio Wesleyan.