Ben Hecht
President and COO
One Economy Corporation

Ben Hecht is an experienced nonprofit executive, distinguished author and teacher. As Senior Vice President of the Enterprise Foundation he led the organization's efforts beyond housing -- building well-respected programs in child care, workforce development and economic development. Ben has written two books, Developing Affordable Housing: A Practical Guide for Nonprofit Organizations (2nd Edition, 1999) and Managing Affordable Housing: A Practical Guide for Building Stable Communities (1996), and is the author with Rey Ramsey, of the forthcoming book Managingnonprofits.org (John Wiley & Sons). Ben taught at Georgetown University Law Center and built the premier housing and community development clinical program in the country. In 1992, with Congressional support, Ben founded the National Center for Tenant Ownership at Georgetown.

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