About Peter Richardson, President
Housing Strategies, Inc.
Peter Richardson is president of Housing Strategies, Inc., a real estate development and consulting firm.
HSI consulting engagements specialize in affordable housing development and finance. Recent clients include for-profit and nonprofit developers, other financial and advisory firms, and such public agencies as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Assignments range from structuring complex housing projects, to creating collaborative business ventures, to research and analysis of policy issues.
In addition to his consulting practice, Mr. Richardson has been developer of several residential and commercial real estate projects in Vermont.
Mr. Richardson was president of Housing Vermont, a statewide nonprofit development company. He was previously a partner of the Boston Financial Group, a diversified real estate firm that specialized in tax-advantaged investments.
Mr. Richardson is currently a trustee (past chair) of Vermont College of Fine Arts, and has been a board member of numerous national organizations, including the Housing Partnership Network, the Institute for Responsible Housing Preservation (chair), the National Housing Conference, and the advisory board of the Housing and Development Reporter. He also worked on USAID assignments in South Africa and Sri Lanka.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Richardson held senior positions with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Communities and Development; owned a consulting firm based in Washington, DC; and served as executive assistant to the mayor of Boston and director of the San Francisco Model Cities Agency.
Mr. Richardson holds a B.A. degree from Williams College and a Master in City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania.2009
