Eli Kahn

Born and raised in San Francisco, Eli became interested in housing policy while frustrated with housing and commute options in Los Angeles after college. After getting involved in YIMBY advocacy in the LA area, he returned to the Bay Area for an MPP at UC Berkeley, where he worked on policy proposals such as market-friendly policies to incentivize lower-emissions concrete production, and built on a lifelong love of maps and geography by training in geospatial data analysis. After graduation, Eli worked for the Oakland Chamber of Commerce reporting on City Council meetings, getting an up-close view of the function and dysfunction of local government in California. He’s passionate about cities and excited to keep learning how to help them grow.