Shkëlqim Kelmendi

Shkëlqim Kelmendi is the Founder and CEO of Housing Connector, a tech-for-good company focused on reducing housing barriers and increasing access to homes. Kelmendi also serves as a Board Member for United Way of King County. Previous roles include Manager of Strategic Planning and Development and Project Manager of Policy and Strategic Initiatives at Seattle Housing Authority, Management Development Professional at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Commissioner for the City of Dallas Community Development Commission, and Investigator at the U.S. Department of Labor. Kelmendi holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Southern Methodist University and completed the Young American Leaders Program at Harvard Business School in 2018.