David A. Northern, Sr.

David A. Northern, Sr. is President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Houston Housing Authority (HHA). Northern has proven experience as a proactive leader in federal housing assistance programs including urban planning and policy development. He previously served as president and CEthe O of Housing Authority of the Birmingham District, the largest housing authority in Alabama.

A demonstrated leader in the affordable housing sector, Northern is the current presidenthe t of Public Housing Authorities Directors Association, an organization of 1,900 member housing agencies representing more than 1.9 million low-income housing units throughout the U.S.. In his previous role as Executive Director and CEO of the Housing Authority of Champaign County in Illinois, he was appointed by Governor J.B. Pritzker to the State Housing Task Force, and he was elected to the Illinois Housing Council’s Board of Directors.

Northern was invited to participate in a White House Convening on the proposed HUD smoke-free rule in U.S. public housing with HUD Secretary Julián Castro, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, and other highly notable leaders in 2016.