John A. Crotty is a Founding Member of Workforce Housing Group, a development organization dedicated to securing and preserving long term affordable housing. He has a diverse background with over 30 years of experience in housing, government and finance both in the public and private sectors. Prior to founding Workforce Housing Group, John was the Executive Director of JPMorgan Chase’s municipal housing finance group, which he was hired to start in 2007.



Prior to joining JPMorganChase, John was the EVP at the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) from 2004 to 2007. HDC was the nation’s leading issuer of affordable housing bonds during his tenure. Prior to joining HDC, John was Mayor Bloomberg’s Director of City Legislative Affairs. In that position, he was responsible for passage of New York City’s budget as well as the smoking ban, tort reform, land use actions and countless other matters considered by the City Council. Prior to joining the Bloomberg administration, John held a variety of financial management positions at MCI, Paine Webber, Winstar and Verizon.



In 2013, Governor Cuomo appointed John to serve, and the NYS Senate confirmed him, as a member of the Gaming Commission. John is a Founding Member of Santa’s Angels a local not-for-profit organization that distributes gifts during the holiday season. John holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from the University of Rochester. In his spare time he is trying to understand further concepts around M-Theory to help explain universal causation.