As the Chief of Planning for the City of Boston and Director of the BPDA, Arthur Jemison oversees the agency’s core missions of community-engaged planning, regulation of real estate development, management of the BPDA’s real estate property, and workforce training programs.
Jemison is a creative public-private development leader with over 28 years of planning and affordable housing expertise, working with community members to create equitable places in Detroit, Washington D.C., and Boston. Prior to joining the City of Boston, Jemison served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of HUD.
Jemison joined HUD from the City of Detroit, where he was Group Executive for Planning, Housing & Development, leading the City’s efforts toward equitable growth, working in partnership with Directors of the Housing & Revitalization Department, the Planning & Development Department, the Detroit Land Bank Authority, Detroit Housing Commission, and the Bridging Neighborhoods program.
Before going to Detroit, Jemison served as Deputy Undersecretary and Deputy Director for the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) for Massachusetts under Governor Deval Patrick.
Jemison has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the UMass Amherst and a Master of City Planning degree from MIT, where he was a Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Fellow.
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM CDT