CCAH is pleased to welcome Josh Hamilton as our newest member of the Board of Directors.
As Senior Vice President of Lending, Josh Hamilton manages Century’s affordable and workforce housing lending platform. He is a seasoned professional with more than 20 years of experience in affordable housing finance, primarily focused on addressing the housing crisis in California by producing new units at scale at all levels of affordability. Under Mr. Hamilton’s leadership, Century Housing has provided over $1.5 billion in catalytic financing to affordable housing developments in California, and Century is recognized as one of the top CDFI originators for affordable housing in the United States.
Mr. Hamilton graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a degree in Political Science. Upon graduation, he served in state government as a California State Senate Fellow and legislative analyst, with a focus on affordable housing and local government policy. Additionally, Mr. Hamilton earned a Master’s in Real Estate Development through the School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California.
A lifelong resident of Santa Monica, Mr. Hamilton currently serves as a Planning Commissioner for the City of Santa Monica and previously served as a Housing Commissioner. He serves on the Board of the California Council of Affordable Housing and on the Board of the Union Rescue Mission, a 135-year-old organization that cares for and uplifts those transitioning out of homelessness on LA’s Skid Row.