Carl R. Greene

Carl R. Greene was the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA), (March 9, 1998 to September 23, 2010) the fourth largest public housing authority in the nation. On his departure, PHA provided approximately 14,000 units of affordable housing for 80,000 Philadelphia residents and managed the city’s Housing Choice Voucher program. Before heading PHA, Greene held a similar position with the Detroit Housing Commission. He also held senior positions with housing authorities in Atlanta and Washington, DC.

Greene earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland and a Master of Science in Information Systems Technology from George Washington University. He is a Certified Property Manager with the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM).

Since 1998, Carl Greene and his staff at PHA managed more than $1.6 billion in redevelopment projects throughout the city. Upon his departure, PHA was administering $126.9 million in HUD stimulus funds to improve and expand affordable housing, rebuild neighborhoods, and create more than 3,000 local jobs.

While Mr. Greene was working for the PHA, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported: "Greene's tenure has not been without controversy. He is widely known for being a demanding boss willing to discharge employees. He and PHA have faced at least five lawsuits from former employees, including three lawyers and a former public relations officer. In 2008, he was sued by a lawyer who said she had been fired as PHA's top attorney after five days because she would not "engage in any unethical practices." New Jersey lawyer Marcia Allen Phillips said she came to believe that she was being kept in the dark about "secret cases" involving claims of "sexual harassment and wrongful termination" against Greene. Ultimately, she did not pursue the court action". She believed that at the time she filed suit against Carl Greene and PHA, the political climate was "Carl Greene" oriented and therefore many people in high places continued to allow Mr. Greene to thrive despite his obvious inappropriate and/or illegal behavior.

In response to the above Philadelphia Inquirer article, its website cited dozens of negative comments by readers, many complaining that Mr. Greene fired them at will, depending on his mood or whim without any warnings or compensation. Many express unethical and unprofessional behavior on his part at large meetings, such as public humiliation and threats. A full article to this effect appeared on August 29, 2010

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