Sepulveda – CEO of NAHREP.

John U. Sepulveda, a housing industry veteran and former deputy director at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management during the Clinton Administration, has been named Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), announced Chairman Gary Acosta. Sepulveda will lead the continued expansion of the San Diego-based 14,000 member non-profit trade association and will spearhead a new presence for it in Washington D.C.

Prior to his new duties at NAHREP, Sepulveda was Director of Industry and Housing Outreach at mortgage market giant Freddie Mac where he created and led national initiatives, including award-winning programs that promote financial literacy among consumers and homeownership among minorities. He also served as the company’s principal liaison to national Latino leaders and organizations.

“NAHREP gains strong government ties, invaluable knowledge of the housing industry and a powerful grasp of Hispanic homeownership issues with John Sepulveda’s leadership,” said Acosta. “Under his direction, NAHREP will grow and become a strong lobby in Washington in support of Hispanic homeownership and issues that impact Hispanic real estate practitioners.”

Before he joined Freddie Mac in 2001, Sepulveda was Deputy Director of the U.S. Personnel Management, a post for which he was nominated in 1998 by former President Bill Clinton and confirmed by the United States Senate. As the first Hispanic to hold that office, Sepulveda led various efforts to promote diversity throughout the federal government during the Clinton Administration. Among them was Executive Order 13171, signed by President Clinton in October 2000 that called for remedies to address under representation of Latinos within the federal workforce. He was also appointed to the Clinton Administration’s second-term transition team at the White House Office of Presidential Personnel.

During his government service, Sepulveda served on numerous advisory councils that advanced diversity and minority causes. He was also a senior executive at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development where he managed a $5 billion portfolio of federally insured hospital mortgages.