Dora Leong Gallo
Chief Executive Officer
A Community of Friends

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

Dora Leong Gallo has more than 30 years of experience working in the community development field. Currently, Ms. Gallo is the President and Chief Executive Officer of A Community of Friends (ACOF), a nonprofit affordable housing developer whose mission is to end homelessness through the provision of quality permanent supportive housing for people with mental illness. In her role, Ms. Gallo is responsible for the execution of ACOF’s strategic priorities and is an advocate for increasing the supply of affordable homes for those most vulnerable. Under her guidance, ACOF’s portfolio has grown 240%, with the agency currently operating 41 supportive housing communities throughout Los Angeles and Orange County, housing over 2,600 people. 

In addition to her work at ACOF, Ms. Gallo serves as the chair of the National Low Income Housing Coalition and as a member of Community Housing Capital’s Loan Committee. Prior to joining ACOF, Ms. Gallo worked in local government, including Chief of Staff for an Los Angeles City Council Member. Ms. Gallo also spent several years working for the Culver City Redevelopment Agency and the City of Los Angeles in the Office of the Chief Legislative Analyst.

Ms. Gallo holds a Master’s Degree in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration from the University of Southern California.