Jessica Sherman is Senior Vice President, Affordable Development at Douglaston Development. Since joining Douglaston in 2016, Ms. Sherman has been instrumental in developing and implementing the firm’s affordable housing strategy and execution, overseeing numerous new construction and preservation deals.

Prior to joining Douglaston Development, Ms. Sherman worked as a Leadership Fellow at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, focusing on regional infrastructure management and development. Ms. Sherman is a Board Member of the Public Housing Community Fund, Committee Member of SheBuilds, and serves on the Executive Board of the Citizens Housing and Planning Council.

Ms. Sherman holds her M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, an M.Sc. in Social Policy from the University of Oxford, and a B.A. from  the University of Pennsylvania.