Judy Herbstman

Judy is Settlement Housing Fund’s chief executive. She initially joined Settlement Housing Fund as Director of Housing Development in 2017, and served as Vice President of Real Estate from 2022 to 2024. Prior to joining SHF, she worked as a Project Manager at Douglaston Development, where she was responsible for managing the process to design, finance, and construct new low- and moderate-income housing in New York City. She previously worked in Washington, DC at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Office of Community Planning and Development. She has an AB from Harvard University, an MPA from New York University’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. At Settlement Housing Fund, Judy is responsible for the housing development portfolio.