Chris Jordan

Chris has over 30 years of experience working in several capacities in the non-profit sector.  Mr. Jordan began his non-profit work as an operations manager for a transportation company in Los Angeles responsible for senior transport in the Crenshaw-Leimert Park district.  Mr. Jordan’s primary responsibilities included grant writing and resource development.

In November of 2000, Mr. Jordan joined Grant Housing & Economic Development Corporation (GHEDC) in 2000 as its Executive Director.  In 2001, Mr. Jordan secured a $2M acquisition grant to begin a multi-phased mixed-use project in the Watts area.  With this initial investment Mr. Jordan secured the purchase of land and developed his first major project, which was an award winning 92-unit affordable housing project and is finalizing the next phase of the project that will include a new state of the art housing facility that will specialize in providing services for veterans. 

Mr. Jordan holds a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management along with the completion of a fellowship at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA in Nonprofit Urban Development.  Mr. Jordan graduated Summa Cum Laude.