CalHFA Welcomes New Board Member Cervantes

The California Housing Finance Agency is pleased to welcome James Cervantes to our Board of Directors following his appointment by Governor Gavin Newsom. He fills a vacant seat on the CalHFA Board with a term that goes through September 2025. The position requires Senate confirmation.

Cervantes most recently worked as Managing Director in the Public Finance Department with Stifel, Nicolaus & Co from 2011 until his retirement in 2020.

He was previously a Partner and Managing Director with Stone & Youngberg LLC, and began his career as Property Manager and Finance Director at Mission Housing Development Corporation. Cervantes also currently serves as the Chair of the Lafayette General Plan Advisory Committee, a member of the Board of the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation and a member of Contra Costa County’s Measure X Community Advisory Board.