Ellen Lurie Hoffman is the Director of the Center for Impact Finance. Ellen has over 20 years of experience developing and advancing impactful policy solutions related to affordable housing, community development, and sustainability.
Prior to joining CIF, Ellen advised the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Deputy Secretary on housing policy, working to develop and advance Treasury's housing policy agenda and to leverage Treasury resources to increase housing supply and expand access to affordable housing. Ellen also aided the Treasury’s Inflation Reduction Act Program Office in the implementation of new climate and clean energy tax credits and resources available to underserved communities and housing and community development stakeholders. Previously, Ellen served as Acting Director of the Office of Community and Economic Development (OCED).
Prior to joining Treasury, Ellen led federal housing policy advocacy and analysis at the National Housing Trust, a mission-driven national nonprofit organization dedicated to creating and preserving affordable homes to provide opportunity, promote racial equity, reduce economic disparity, and strengthen community resilience. Ellen previously worked at the National Council of State Housing Agencies, where she advanced federal multifamily housing policy issues on behalf of the nation’s state Housing Finance Agencies.
Ellen holds a Master in Public Policy Degree from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Vassar College.
