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Secretary of Housing & Development Alphonso Jackson
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Alphonso Jackson has a wide range of experience in housing, finance, and management. He is a
noted authority in public housing and community development.
On January 28, 2004, President George W. Bush nominated Alphonso Jackson to become the 13th
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Jackson was
unanimously confirmed by the Senate on March 31st, 2004. Secretary Jackson was previously the
Department's Deputy Secretary, a position for which he was unanimously confirmed by the Senate
in June 2001.
As the Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Secretary of HUD, Jackson managed the day-to-day
operations of the $32 billion agency with a core mission of providing affordable housing and
promoting community and economic development.
Secretary Jackson was most recently the President of American Electric Power-TEXAS, a $13
billion utility company, located in Austin, Texas.
From January 1989 until July 1996, Jackson was President and CEO of The Housing Authority of
the City of Dallas, Texas, a $100 million operation.
Previous to The Housing Authority of the City of Dallas, Jackson was Director of the Department
of Public and Assisted Housing in Washington, D.C., for the $137 million operation. Also, he
served as Chairperson for the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency Board.
Jackson holds a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in education
administration from Truman State University and a law degree from Washington University School
of Law.
In 1977, Jackson became the Director of Public Safety for the City of St. Louis. Jackson also
served as executive director for the St. Louis Housing Authority; a director of consultant
services for the certified public accounting firm of Laventhol and Horwath-St. Louis; and
special assistant to the chancellor and assistant professor at the University of Missouri.
Jackson previously served on the following Boards: JP Morgan Chase & Co.-Texas; Zale-Lipshy
University Hospital; The Nature Conservancy of Texas; Voyager Expanded Learning, Inc.; The
Hockaday School; Truman State University; Dallas Citizens Council; Dallas Theater Center;
Episcopal School of Dallas; Boy Scouts of America, Dallas Metropolitan and the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce.
Jackson was presented the AFLAC - 2001 Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Boys & Girls
Clubs of America - 1997 Chairman's Award and The Aspen Institute - 1995 Aspen Fellow.
Jackson has received Presidential and other Appointments: The National Commission on America's
Urban Families (92-93); Member of the Regional Selection Panel for the White House Fellowship
Programs (90-92) and a Member of The National Commission on Severely Distressed Public Housing
(90-92). In addition, Jackson was a member of the National Welfare Simplification and
Coordination Advisory Committee (92-93) and served as Chairman of the General Services
Commission of the State of Texas (95-98).
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