Housing Policy Initiative

Chase Hatchett works with Pew’s housing policy initiative, providing analysis and research on ways to increase housing availability and safe home financing to inform federal and state policymakers, providers, consumers, and other stakeholders. Before coming to Pew, Hatchett held organizing and communications positions on President Joe Biden’s, Vice President Kamala Harris’, and Senator Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaigns. Prior to his campaign experience, he spent several years in commercial real estate, including as a securities analyst. Hatchett holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Loyola University, Maryland.

Tushar Kansal works with Pew’s housing policy initiative, providing research and analysis on ways to increase housing availability and safe home financing. Kansal also engages with foundations, nonprofits, businesses, and community organizations to build broad-based support for increasing access to safe and affordable financing and housing availability. Prior to joining the housing team, Kansal worked in Pew’s strategy department for five years and was previously a public policy consultant and mediator at the Consensus Building Institute. Kansal holds a bachelor’s degree in social studies from Wesleyan University and a master’s degree in urban planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Gabriel Kravitz is a manager with Pew’s housing policy initiative, providing research and analysis to policymakers, regulators, and other stakeholders at the state level on alternative financial arrangements used to purchase manufactured housing and other low-cost homes. At Pew, he has helped secure policy changes that are saving consumers billions of dollars annually. Before coming to Pew, Kravitz worked as a community organizer in Minnesota. He holds a bachelor's degree in Anthropology and Middle East Studies from McGill University.

Linlin Liang is a principal associate with Pew’s housing policy initiative, providing analysis and research on alternative financial arrangements used to purchase manufactured homes and other low-cost forms of housing. Before coming to Pew, Liang worked for Grameen America to expand access to credit for low-income entrepreneurs and launched Bank On Suncoast’s coalition with United Way Suncoast to connect underserved communities with safe and affordable banking products. Liang holds a bachelor’s degree in advertising from Xiamen University and a master’s in media and information from Michigan State University.

Kery Murakami works with Pew’s housing policy initiative. A longtime journalist, he assists in writing issue briefs, analysis, and articles to inform policymakers and stakeholders about housing issues. Before coming to Pew, Murakami covered how actions by Congress and federal agencies impact states and local governments for Route Fifty, a national news site read by policymakers. He has also covered federal policy for news sites, including Bloomberg BNA; Washington, D.C.’s transit system for The Washington Post; city government for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer; and Washington’s statehouse for The Seattle Times. Murakami studied political science at the University of Michigan, where he was an editor on the student newspaper, The Michigan Daily.

Seva Rodnyansky is a manager with Pew’s housing policy initiative, researching land use regulations and housing finance and then mapping these analyses onto policies to increase the supply of housing and broaden access to safe financing for lower-cost homes. Before joining Pew, Rodnyansky was on the faculty of Occidental College’s Urban and Environmental Policy department, where he taught courses including urban data analysis, urban policy and politics, and environment and society. He has authored numerous publications in academic journals on urban planning, geography, and transportation, and more than a dozen agency and foundation reports on housing policy, travel behavior, and migration. Rodnyansky holds a bachelor's degree in mathematical methods in the social sciences, economics, and urban studies from Northwestern University and a doctorate in urban planning and development from the University of Southern California.

Rachel Siegel is a senior officer with Pew’s housing policy initiative, conducting original research and analysis on the availability, safety, and affordability of mortgages and on alternative financial arrangements for purchasing manufactured homes and other low-cost forms of housing. She also represented Pew on the Federal Reserve’s Faster Payments Task Force. Before coming to Pew, Siegel worked for Santander Bank and Century Bank, and interned at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Vermont and a master’s in economics from Boston University.

Adam Staveski works with Pew’s housing policy initiative, providing analysis and research on small mortgages and alternative financial arrangements used to purchase manufactured homes and other low-cost forms of housing. Before coming to Pew, Staveski worked at the Congressional Budget Office, where he helped develop short- and long-term projections of the United States macroeconomy. His research focused on national labor markets, international trade flows, and the housing market. Staveski holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from American University and a master’s in public policy from Harvard University.

Dennis Su works with Pew’s housing policy initiative. He assists with research on issues related to housing finance, manufactured housing, and land use. Before coming to Pew, he was a research assistant at the Urban Institute’s Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center, writing about policy issues related to community and economic development. Su holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and finance from Northeastern University.