Trustee Bios: Ralph F. Boyd Jr., Trustee/Chairman has been the Board Chair since 2013,having joined the Board in 2005. He is currently on the HR & Compensation Committee and the Nominating & Governance Committee. He formerly served on the Investment and External Affairs Committees. Mr. Boyd is President and CEO, SOME (So Others Might Eat). He formerly was a Senior Resident Fellow for Leadership and Strategy for The Urban Land Institute. He is the former Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross, Massachusetts. Previously Boyd served as the Executive Vice President of Community Relations at Freddie Mac and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Freddie Mac Foundation. Earlier in his career, he was the Assistant Attorney General of the United States and was in private legal practice in Boston, MA. Mr. Boyd also served on the Board of Directors of DIRECTV Group, Inc. and was the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Geneva. Boyd received a B.A. from Haverford College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. Glynna Christian, Trustee/Vice Chair , a position she assumed in 2020. Ms. Christian joined the Board in 2019 and currently serves on the Audit, HR & Compensation; and Nominating & Governance Committees. She previously worked on the External Affairs Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Christian is the Head, Global Technology Transactions, of international law firm, Holland & Knight LLP. Ms. Christian advises both emerging and established companies, serving as a trusted adviser in deal-making across virtually all operational and strategic areas of their businesses. She has more than 20 years' experience counseling clients on emerging and transformative technology, communications, media, and data transactions that are strategic to her clients’ businesses. Ms. Christian earned her J.D. from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, 1994, cum laude, and her B.A. from the University of North Texas, 1990, cum laude. An active and sought-out thought leader, Ms. Christian has lectured for a variety of professional organizations and written numerous articles on technology and digital transactions. Robert H. Abrams, Trustee joined the Board in 2009 and has been the HR & Compensation Chair since 2018. He is currently on the Audit and Investment Committees and formerly served as Audit Committee Chair. Mr. Abrams was the founding director of the Program in Real Estate at Cornell University. He was previously President of Abrams Benisch Riker, Inc. a leading real estate management and leasing firm in New York City. Earlier in his career he served as Executive Vice President of the Cross and Brown Company. He serves on the Board of the Sirus Fund which is funding low income housing in New York City. Mr. Abrams is a Trustee Emeritus and Presidential Counselor at Cornell. Abrams received a B.S. from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Richard F. Burns, Trustee, President & Chief Executive Officer joined NHPF as trustee, president & CEO in 2009. He currently serves on the Nominating & Governance, Investment and External Affairs Committees. He formerly served on the HR & Compensation Committee. Mr. Burns has overseen the $775M acquisition/preservation of 50 properties representing over 9,000 units. In addition, he created a predevelopment/acquisition fund, and working closely with partner organizations, underwrote the funding for eight affordable housing complexes, with 1,320 units. During his tenure at NHPF, Burns has led the efforts to secure $483 million in development funding using the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), which he calls the “affordable housing industry’s most successful production tool.” Mr. Burns is a real estate investment professional with over 40 years of experience managing money for pension funds and other institutional investors, both domestic and foreign. He has participated in the start-up of three real estate investment management firms where he was a founder and senior partner and has had extensive experience investing in multifamily real estate. While a partner in one of the largest affordable multifamily investment firms, Mr. Burns gained experience with the various government programs available for affordable housing. This experience, combined with his in-depth knowledge of apartments and years of work on not-for-profit boards, allows him to lead The Foundation in its mission to provide quality, affordable, rental housing and resident services for low and moderate income families and seniors. Mr. Burns earned a B.S. from Boston College and a M.B.A. from Boston University.
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