Kristy Wang has over 20 years of experience in housing policy and planning, land use, community planning and affordable housing development. As SPUR’s community planning policy director, she led the organization’s core work in community planning and housing through policy research, development, and advocacy, and she recently co-authored several reports on housing as part of SPUR’s Regional Strategy, including SPUR’s anti-displacement agenda. At SPUR, Kristy also co-led the organization’s racial equity process, including consultant selection and equity roadmap development. Prior to SPUR, she was a project manager at BRIDGE Housing Corporation, participating in the development of more than 1,000 affordable housing units. Kristy served on the board of Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation for several years, serving as board vice-president for two years. She has also developed and taught courses in planning, urban development and affordable housing at Stanford and San Francisco State and has been a guest lecturer at several other universities. Kristy holds a B.A. in architecture and urban studies from Yale University and master’s degrees in city planning and real estate development from MIT.
