Saul N. Ramirez, Jr.
Director of Government and Business Relations
Petra Development

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

Saul Ramirez serves as the Director of Government and Business Relations for Petra Development. He has dedicated his career to empowering communities and individuals to realize their desired life opportunities through innovative and effective use of housing, community and economic development and telecom practices and tools that advance their well-being, safety, and prosperity.

Prior to joining Petra, Mr. Ramirez served as the Executive Director of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO); and gained additional experience with Greystone and Co., a leading financial services and trading company that provides debt and equity financing for the development, rehabilitation, acquisition, and refinancing of multi-family housing and economic development projects. He served as HUD's Deputy Secretary from 1998-2001 and served as HUD's Assistant Secretary of Community Planning and Development.  Prior to his tenure at HUD, Mr. Ramirez was Mayor of the City of Laredo, TX, where he used housing and community development programs as tools to encourage the substantial growth and development of Laredo. Mr. Ramirez also serves on the Advisory Board for Capital One's Community Renewal Fund.