Kate Bennett has worked in affordable housing development, policy, and planning for over 30 years, focusing on public housing and neighborhood revitalization. She holds a Masters in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Kate recently retired as Administrator and CEO of the Boston Housing Authority, where she worked for over 25 years. She oversaw public housing and voucher programs that provide affordable housing for over 25,000 households in and around the City of Boston. In her tenure at BHA, she was instrumental in implementing several strategic initiatives, including more than $2 billion in redevelopment initiatives and capital upgrades; the creation of an asset management division to ensure long-term preservation of deeply affordable units; development of the BHA’s green, healthy housing and sustainability programs; and expansion of resident empowerment and self-sufficiency initiatives.

Before coming to the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), Kate managed affordable housing programs for the City of Chelsea and the City of Newton. She lives with her family in Roslindale.

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