Theodore S. Chandler
Senior Managing Director - Strategic Initiatives
AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust

Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, AFL-CIO HIT 

Ted Chandler is Senior Managing Director – Strategic Initiatives of the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) with 30 years of experience in housing finance and community development, including 15 years with Fannie Mae and six years with the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). From 2009-2018, he served as Chief Operating Officer of the HIT. As Managing Director, he assists in overseeing the company’s operations in key markets across the country. Mr. Chandler is also instrumental in launching HIT’s community investment initiatives. Mr. Chandler is a member of the Portfolio Management, Investment, and Valuation Committees. 

As Vice President of marketing for Fannie Mae’s Western Regional Office in Pasadena, CA, Mr. Chandler was responsible for managing relationships with national mortgage banking customers. Previously, Mr. Chandler served as Chief Executive and Chief of Staff at the Boston Redevelopment Authority. He was later Deputy Executive Director of the Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency (now MassDevelopment).

Mr. Chandler holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College and a Juris Doctor from Stanford University Law School.