Fannie Mae Promotes Jeffery Hayward and Michelle Evans to EVP

Fannie Mae has announced the promotion of Jeffery Hayward to executive vice president and chief administrative officer as well as the promotion of Michelle Evans to executive vice president and head of multifamily.

Hayward, who previously served as head of Fannie Mae’s multifamily business, will lead Fannie Mae’s Affordable Housing, ESG, Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion and Enterprise Workplace teams. Evans most recently served as Fannie Mae Multifamily Chief Operating Officer.

“We’re fortunate to have someone of Jeff’s unique experience and talent to help us mobilize our most important asset — our human capital,” said David Benson, president at Fannie Mae. “He understands both the moral urgency and competitive value of diversity and inclusion to our own organization and to the broader housing industry. Jeff has the passion, energy, and commercial mindset needed to forge new, creative partnerships with others who share our willingness to invest intellectual, human, and financial capital in change that is lasting and meaningful. Michele has built strong, trusted relationships with our multifamily customers, driven change and innovation and managed multifamily’s business operations.”

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