CREF Track Session 4: Issues Briefing and Bipartisan Advocacy Ahead

Megan H. Booth

Vice President, CREF Policy, Mortgage Bankers Association

Megan Booth has nearly three decades in the housing and finance sectors. She serves as the AVP for Commercial and Multifamily Policy at the Mortgage Bankers Association. Immediately before joining MBA, Booth served as the SVP of Policy at the Manufactured Housing Institute, where she managed advocacy, communications, and research to support the factory-built housing industry. For nearly 24 years prior, Booth was with the National Association of REALTORS®, where she worked on federal housing and commercial policy issues. She also coordinated NAR’s policy staff. Booth has previous experience in the construction industry and as a legislative aide on Capitol Hill. A native of Massachusetts, Megan received her B.A. from George Washington University and a Master’s degree from George Mason.

Jamie Woodwell

Senior Vice President of Commercial/Multifamily Policy and Strategic Industry Engagement, Mortgage Bankers Association

Jamie Woodwell is Senior Vice President of Commercial/Multifamily Policy and Strategic Industry Engagement at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), where he oversees the association’s public policy and member engagement efforts across all commercial real estate finance sectors, working closely with member leaders and staff to advance MBA members’ business and policy objectives Jamie and his work are regularly cited in the media, on Capitol Hill and in regulatory settings. He is a regular speaker at industry and corporate events; has appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg and in other popular and trade press; and testified before the Congressional Oversight Panel for TARP. Jamie initiated many of MBA's research activities and created MBA's Peer Business Roundtables. He co-founded MBA’s CREF Careers program. Woodwell joined MBA in 2004, and most recently served as Vice President and Head of Commercial Real Estate Research, where he oversaw the association’s economic research and analysis covering commercial and multifamily real estate finance markets. He has also served as senior director of business development at CapitalThinking in New York, research director at the WMF Group in Virginia, and research manager at the National League of Cities in Washington, D.C. Jamie is a member of the Urban Land Institute, the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association and other professional and industry groups and a past member of the Counselors of Real Estate. He has served on various advisory groups, particularly around climate change and ESG, including for the National Institute of Building Sciences, Fannie Mae and Bright Power. Jamie received his bachelor's degree in economics and American studies from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He earned his master's degree in urban and regional planning from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. Jamie lives in Washington DC.