Matt Stern
Assistant Commissioner, Implementation & Evaluation, City of Chicago Department of Housing
Matt Stern is the inaugural Assistant Commissioner of Implementation & Inauguration at the City of Chicago's Department of Housing. In this role, he leads a bureau responsible for agency-wide change management, administering new programs and special projects, and developing a culture of outcomes-based program design and continuous quality improvement. Matt also leads the department’s work on sustainability and green building standards, and previously was responsible for the department’s implementation of the Chicago Recovery Plan, a one-time COVID-era infusion of $200M+ into over a dozen housing programs. He has previously worked in public policy, renewable energy, international development, and political campaigns.