Solomon Greene

Solomon Greene leads the Land and Communities Impact Area at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, where he helps local leaders around the world design and implement innovative land policies that expand access to affordable housing, address climate change, and build inclusive local economies.

Previously, Greene led the Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). There, he oversaw a team of more than 200 economists, social scientists, and data experts and managed an annual budget of over $180 million. He served as HUD’s lead policy expert on housing supply, housing markets, building innovation, and emerging technologies, and provided policy leadership in a wide variety of interagency efforts, including those to strengthen fair housing and tenant protections, responsibly deploy AI, and create thriving, equitable communities.

Greene has dedicated his career to advancing evidence-based and innovative solutions that expand housing supply and affordability, strengthen cities and neighborhoods, and promote economic mobility and opportunity. Earlier in his career, Greene was a Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute, a Senior Adviser at HUD, and a Senior Program Officer at the Open Society Foundations. He has also taught at NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service and served as a law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

In addition to joining the National Housing Crisis Task Force he serves on the board of directors for the National Housing Law Project. Greene holds degrees from Stanford University, UC Berkeley, and Yale Law School.