John Patterson

As the Director of Planning, Research & Evaluation at Minnesota Housing, John is responsible for making sure the Agency makes strategic, data-driven, evidence-based decisions. John leads the Agency’s strategic and housing planning and manages a research staff that analyzes housing, economic, and community conditions/trends and evaluates the performance of Minnesota Housing’s programs. John also supervises the Director of the Olmstead Implementation Office (OIO), which is an interagency office hosted and supported by Minnesota Housing. OIO oversees the implementation of Minnesota’s Olmstead Plan (an obligation stemming from a U.S. Supreme Court decision) to ensure that people with disabilities live, learn, work and enjoy life in the most integrated setting possible.

Prior to this position, John had been the Director of Planning and Performance Measurement at the Minnesota Department of Human Services, a Manager and Principal Evaluator at the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor, and a Budget Analyst with the Congressional Budget Office. John received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Middlebury College in Vermont and a Master of Public Affairs degree from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs.

AC25 Session: Using Data to Communicate Housing Need, Program Impact