Jovan Burton is the Executive Director for the Partnership for Housing Affordability, a nonprofit focused on creating greater access to housing opportunity through policy, research, and collaboration. Jovan works with local governments,developers, community groups, and key stakeholders to advance housing policy and educate decision makers on the region’s needs. He also launched and helps direct the Housing Resource Line, a phone based program that serves over 7,000 residents annually and is currently administering the PDC Housing Program grant for Richmond, which has allocated $3 million to help produce 270 units of affordable housing over the next three years.

Jovan serves on the board of directors for Housing Families First, Area Congregations Together in Service, and theGreater Richmond Continuum of Care. Additionally, he is a participant in the Valentine Museum’s Board Immersion program. He is also a member of Greater Richmond’s African American Nonprofit Leaders Collective and Virginia Commonwealth University’s Real Estate Circle of Excellence.