Achille Bavoua leads EquityRoot Housing Partners and the organization's efforts to identify development opportunities, establish institutional relationships, and build a sustainable nonprofit housing-development platform.
His approach is grounded in the belief that mission and execution must work together. EquityRoot is being built around the practical components required to create housing — property, feasibility, development expertise, financing, partnerships, and implementation — rather than approaching housing solely as a policy challenge.
As President, Achille leads opportunity sourcing, early-stage project evaluation, organizational strategy, and relationship development with housing professionals, developers, lenders, public-sector stakeholders, and community organizations.
"The goal is not simply to talk about the need for housing. It is to build the relationships, capacity and projects that can create it."