2024 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference Speaker

Dr. Christopher Herbert is Managing Director of the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and a Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. In his decades of experience studying the U.S. housing market, Dr. Herbert has focused on the financial, social, and demographic aspects of homeownership, the dynamics of the rental market, housing affordability, and racial and socioeconomic segregation. Dr. Herbert has co-edited several books, including The State of Housing Design (Harvard University Press, 2023), A Shared Future: Fostering Communities of Inclusion in an Era of Inequality (2018), and Homeownership Built to Last: Balancing Access, Affordability, and Risk After the Housing Crisis (Brookings Institution Press, 2014). Dr. Herbert serves on the Board of Directors of Freddie Mac. He holds a PhD and Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University, and a BA in History from Dartmouth College.

The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, a research center jointly affiliated with the Harvard Graduate School of Design and Harvard Kennedy School, strives to improve equitable access to decent, affordable homes in thriving communities. The center conducts rigorous research to advance policy and practice, and brings together diverse stakeholders to spark new ideas for addressing housing challenges. Through teaching and fellowships, the center mentors and inspires the next generation of housing leaders.