Janet Gleason

Analyst

Janet leverages her varied professional experiences to combine research and analysis that advances access to safe, stable, and equitable affordable housing. Working from our New York office, Janet assists a wide variety of public and private actors in uncovering barriers to housing affordability by translating research into actionable strategies that strengthen access, preservation, and development of affordable homes.

Previously, Janet participated in housing and redevelopment planning at Harbor Consultants, where she prepared municipal Housing Elements and Fair Share Plans to comply with New Jersey state affordability mandates. As a Housing Fellow with the Center on Law, Inequality and Metropolitan Equity at the Rutgers Law School, she led data-driven studies to quantify the scale of home repair needs across New Jersey and identify spatial disparities between home repair financing needs and public program provision. Janet also has experience working in the housing space in her home state of California. She has performed financial analyses on a diverse portfolio of LIHTC properties for an LA-based affordable housing development and asset management firm. Additionally, she has worked for the San Diego Housing Commission, furthering the preservation of affordable SRO units and the development of inclusionary units.

Janet received her Bachelor’s of Arts in Economics and Political Science from the University of California, San Diego, and her Master’s of City and Regional Planning from Rutgers University.

Member, American Planning Association