Christopher Ptomey is the executive director of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Terwilliger Center for Housing. The Terwilliger Center leverages the vast knowledge and experience of ULI’s membership to advance residential development and housing affordability through research, local and national convenings, and consultation. Prior to joining ULI in 2018, Ptomey led Habitat for Humanity International’s U.S. government relations and advocacy team for more than a decade. Ptomey holds degrees from Haverford College and George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School, as well as a law license in his native Tennessee.