Ed DeMarco is President of the Housing Policy Council, a trade association comprised of the nation’s leading firms in housing finance. Prior to joining HPC in 2017, DeMarco was a Senior Fellow in residence at the Milken Institute’s Center for Financial Markets. From 2009 to 2014, DeMarco was Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, where he served as the conservator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and regulator of those companies and the Federal Home Loan Banks. DeMarco’s 28-year career in public service included positions at the Social Security Administration, the Treasury Department, and GAO.