John Kromer

John Kromer is a consultant, author, and lecturer who specializes in strategic planning, public agency capacity building, and program and policy development for urban communities and metropolitan regions.

As the City of Philadelphia’s Director of Housing during the administration of Mayor Edward G. Rendell, John supervised the expenditure of more than a billion dollars in public investment in support of housing preservation and development activities that improved living conditions for thousands of Philadelphia families.

John has been active in state and local political campaigns as a committeeperson, candidate, manager, and volunteer. He currently serves as judge of elections in his Northwest Philadelphia neighborhood.

He teaches a popular fall-semester course in “The Politics of Housing and Urban Development” at the University of Pennsylvania and has taught at Haverford College and Temple University.