Steve PonTell (born 1961) is an entrepreneur, business executive and policy expert based in Southern California. He is president and chief executive officer of National Community Renaissance (National CORE), founder of the La Jolla Institute and a leading voice on community development, housing affordability and neighborhood transformation.[1] PonTell's works have been frequently published in newspapers throughout Southern California.[2] He has led regional, state and national symposiums on the issue of housing affordability[3] and has testified before Congress and the California Assembly on ways to address the housing shortage.[4]
Steve PonTell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 |
| Occupation(s) | President, CEO National Community Renaissance |
| Known for | Advocating housing affordability, community transformation |
| Family | Victoria PonTell (wife), son, two daughters |
Biography
editEarly life and education
editPonTell was born in 1961 in Loma Linda, California, and grew up in Big Bear Lake, California. He received his bachelor's degree in city and regional planning from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and a Master of Business Administration from the Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University.[5]
Career
editPonTell has helped lead a variety of entrepreneurial ventures and held several public-private leadership positions over the years. He was co-founder for @Work Consulting Group, served as California director for the Center for the New West and served as CEO of the Inland Empire Economic Council, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and the Big Bear Chamber of Commerce. In 1996, PonTell founded the La Jolla Institute, a California-based non-profit, nonpartisan institution for policy research, education, and economic development.[6]
In 2012, he was named president and CEO of National CORE, a U.S. non-profit community builder specializing in affordable, multifamily, mixed-income, senior, workforce and special needs housing. Based in Rancho Cucamonga, California, National CORE operates in four states: California, Florida, Texas and Arkansas. The company is one of the largest national nonprofit developers of affordable housing in the United States, with nearly 9,000 units.[7]
PonTell serves on a number of notable boards of directors, including The California Endowment, and is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the American Planning Association.[8]
Advocacy
editPonTell has been a leading voice in the area of housing affordability and community transformation. In addition to leading regional and national symposiums on behalf of National CORE, PonTell has presented to the National Housing Conference,[9] the University of California, Riverside School for Public Policy,[10] the California Assembly[11] and numerous other groups. In 2016, he served as moderator for the Southern California Association of Governments' housing and economic summits.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Affordable Housing Shortage Examined," University of California-Riverside
- ^ "Housing affordability requires turning NIMBYs into YIMBYs," Orange County Register
- ^ "Affordable Housing: A National Crisis," California CEO
- ^ "National CORE CEO testifies before Congress on housing affordability crisis," National CORE
- ^ "Steve PonTell," LinkeIn
- ^ California Endowment
- ^ "National CORE breaks ground on affordable housing for formerly homeless population". Union Station Homeless Services. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ^ California Endowment
- ^ National Housing Conference
- ^ "Affordable Housing: A National Crisis," California CEO
- ^ 2015 California Committee Hearing on Affordable Housing
- ^ "Housing summit seeks more YIMBY, less NIMBY" Orange County Register