EdCon-Executive Breakfast

New at EdCon 2024

Executive Breakfast featuring Gregg Colburn, Ph.D., MBA

Join us in a special gathering of local industry leaders to hear from Mr. Colburn on the topic of homelesness and its impact on housing supply and the local economy. Gregg does a wonderful job of explaining and outlining, through empirical research and statistical analysis, the scope, nature, and underlying causes of the rising rates of homelessness throughout the entire United States. The analysis is convincing, straightforward, and digestible, and should be seen as an important resource that helps erase any doubts about the role our housing markets play in creating homelessness.

Gregg Colburn is an associate professor in the Runstad Department of Real Estate in the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington. He publishes research on topics related to housing and homelessness and is co-author of the book, Homelessness is a Housing Problem: How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns (University of California Press). His research has been featured in leading media outlets, including The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Economist, Bloomberg, and National Public Radio.

Gregg holds a B.A. from Albion College, an M.B.A. from Northwestern University, and a M.S.W. and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. Prior to academia, he worked as an investment banker and private equity professional. At the University of Washington, Gregg teaches classes in housing, urban economics, and finance. Gregg serves as co-chair of the University of Washington’s Homelessness Research Initiative and is a member of the National Alliance to End Homelessness Research Council.