Caleb Yant

Caleb Yant is Deputy Director of Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS), a role he has held since 2020.  As Deputy Director, Mr. Yant lead teams at OHCS to oversee program and administrative operations including complex state and federal COVID-19 response programs, programs to help Oregon recover from devastating wildfires and grow long-term programs to serve greater numbers of low-moderate income Oregonians.  For the prior six years was the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at OHCS.  As CFO, Mr. Yant helped lead legislative advocacy and business line development efforts resulting in budgetary growth of more than 85%.  Mr. Yant also lead efforts helping OHCS to ensure long-term fiscal sustainability, improve fiscal and program transparency, integrate systems, and improve processes.  Prior to this role, Mr. Yant ran the Oregon Affordable Housing Assistance Corporation, a nonprofit that administers federal foreclosure prevention funds from the U.S. Department of Treasury.  His career experience also includes eight years working as a senior finance manager in higher education providing extensive experience in regulatory compliance, accounting, and finance.  Mr. Yant holds a Master of Business Administration degree with emphasis in Technology Management as well as a Bachelor of Science degree with emphasis in Accounting.

AC22 Session: Finance Community Meet-Up