Lewis Jordan, a veteran urban public housing manager, is the chief executive officer of the Chicago Housing Authority. In his capacity as CEO, Mr. Jordan
directs all aspects of the third-largest housing authority in the
country, and oversees the implementation of the largest redevelopment
effort of public housing in the history of the country, under
Chicago's historic Plan for Transformation.
A former resident of the CHA’s Rockwell Gardens, Mr. Jordan works to ensure that Chicago's
public housing is seamlessly integrated into the city, and residents in
CHA units are able to provide for themselves and be positive
contributors to the economic and social strength of Chicago.
From 2006 to 2007, Mr. Jordan
was the executive director of the Housing Authority of Cook County,
overseeing the operation, management, maintenance and financial control
of the agency. Prior to his service at Cook County, Mr. Jordan served as the Executive Director of the Rockford Housing Authority (RHA) and Managing Agent of the Rockford Housing Development Corporation (RHDC) from 2002 to 2006. Mr. Jordan also worked for Allstate Insurance Company in Northbrook for 19 years. He served in numerous management and human resources positions, including developing and implementing diversity training and educational programs for the company’s 40,000 employees.
He is married with two children and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fisk University.
