{"id":16435,"date":"2023-06-30T16:10:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T20:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/?p=16435"},"modified":"2023-06-30T16:10:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T20:10:26","slug":"alumni-spotlight-dan-lesser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/2023\/06\/30\/alumni-spotlight-dan-lesser\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Spotlight: Dan Lesser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/category\/news\/alumni-spotlight\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ioc\/files\/2023\/06\/1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/files\/2023\/06\/1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/files\/2023\/06\/1-636x636.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/files\/2023\/06\/1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/files\/2023\/06\/1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/files\/2023\/06\/1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/files\/2023\/06\/1-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/files\/2023\/06\/1-189x189.png 189w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/files\/2023\/06\/1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/files\/2023\/06\/1.png 2025w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>Alumni Spotlight<\/a> is a series highlighting former affiliates of the Initiative on Cities (IOC).\u00a0 We catch up with our alumni to feature their current work, updates, and accomplishments. Today, we highlight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/profile\/dan-lesser\/\">Dan Lesser<\/a>, a former IOC Fellow with the Initiative on Cities.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Dan is currently the Director of Operations for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.gov\/departments\/housing\">Mayor&#8217;s Office of Housing<\/a>. He oversees all the day-to-day management activities of the department. He is passionate about ensuring Boston works for all its residents, especially on housing, climate change, transportation, and economic opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Dan manages efforts to improve Boston\u2019s neighborhoods through several initiatives and approaches for the Mayor&#8217;s Office of Housing. Some of the current initiatives undertaken by the Office of Housing include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Developing affordable and market-rate housing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Advocating for low and moderate-income Bostonians<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Reimagining the City\u2019s surplus real estate portfolio<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Fostering community development<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Partnering with various stakeholders to end homelessness<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Assisting Bostonians wishing to become or remain homeowners<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Before his current role, Dan worked in the City of Boston as the Director of Strategic Initiatives in the Transportation and Public Works Department and as the Program Director in the Mayor&#8217;s Office of New Urban Mechanics. He was also a community organizer, campaigning, and nonprofit director in New Bedford and Lynn, Massachusetts. His focus during his time in both places before coming to Boston ranges from minimum wage increases to immigration reform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dan received his MBA from the Questrom School of Business at Boston University, concentrating on public and nonprofit management in 2017. He earned his BA in Political Science from Oberlin College.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alumni Spotlight is a series highlighting former affiliates of the Initiative on Cities (IOC).\u00a0 We catch up with our alumni to feature their current work, updates, and accomplishments. Today, we highlight Dan Lesser, a former IOC Fellow with the Initiative on Cities. Dan is currently the Director of Operations for the Mayor&#8217;s Office of Housing. 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