Full Name
Marc Jahr
Company
Forsyth Street Advisors
Speaker Bio
Marc Jahr offers consultant services through Forsyth Street Advisors. From 2008 through 2013, he served as the President of the New York City Housing Development Corporation (NYCHDC). Prior to NYCHDC, Mr. Jahr was Citi Community Capital's New York metropolitan area New York Regional Director since 2002. At Citibank, he supervised its community development real estate lending group and was responsible for its affordable rental housing and home ownership lending programs in the metropolitan New York area. Before joining Citibank, Mr. Jahr held various senior positions at Local Initiatives Support Corporation including New York Equity Fund Manager, New York City Program Director and Program Vice President. He also served in several positions at the New York City Housing Preservation Department (HPD) including Director of its Multi-Family Housing Unit as well as Deputy Director of HPD's Small Homes Unit. Before joining HPD, Mr. Jahr also served as Director of the Neighborhood Housing Services Program of East Flatbush and the New York City Commission on Human Rights East Flatbush Neighborhood Stabilization Program. While at Citibank, he served on the boards of several not-for-profit corporations, including the Settlement Housing Fund, NHS CDC, the New York City Housing Partnership CDC, the Citizens Housing and Planning Council, Neighborhood Restore and the Brooklyn Historical Society. Mr. Jahr earned his Bachelor's degree at the New School. Marc began his career in community development as a VISTA volunteer in Scranton, PA and Shungnak, AK.
Marc Jahr