People on the Move 5.15.19

Jim Mather has been named chief investment officer at BRIDGE Housing, effective June 3. He will be responsible for developing and pursuing the overall capital strategy for the company, including several enterprise-level capital-raising initiatives as well as securing project-level debt and equity for BRIDGE developments.

The industry veteran joins BRIDGE from Housing Trust Silicon Valley, where he has served as chief lending officer since 2013. Previously, he was the interim director of finance for East Bay Asian Local Development Corp. and has held various senior roles in community development banking at Union Bank, Bank of America, and U.S. Bank, where he originated more than $2 billion in loans and investments for affordable housing and oversaw the asset management of large national affordable housing portfolios.