
Department of Housing and Urban Development, where he led the fight against the nation’s unprecedented foreclosure crisis. And he oversaw regulations that increased innovation, protected health, improved education, and fought climate change.įrom January 2009 to July 2014, Donovan was the 15th Secretary of the U.S. At OMB, Donovan increased investment in key domestic and national security priorities that grew the economy, protected our country and increased opportunity. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under President Obama. During that time, he also worked with residents and community organizations in New York City to deliver restaurant meals to families affected by COVID, to revitalize public housing, and to make sure every New Yorker was counted in the 2020 Census.įrom July 2014 to January 2017, Donovan served as the 40th Director of the U.S. In December of 2020, Donovan launched an ideas-driven campaign for Mayor of New York, his hometown.

Donovan also joined the World Resources Institute as a Senior Fellow where he is working with international humanitarian organizations to incorporate climate resilience into their work. In August 2022, Donovan joined the Ford Foundation as a Senior Fellow where he is working with the Biden Administration and partners across the country to build community capacity to ensure the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law reaches its transformative potential, especially in historically disadvantaged communities. Shaun Donovan has dedicated his life to public service focused on building opportunity and fighting for people and communities too often left behind.
