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Past HUD Commissioner to Speak at Austin Prep
Austin Prep's new lecture series features former HUD commissioner Brian Montgomery.
Brian D. Montgomery, a former Housing & Urban Development Secretary for President Obama, will speak to students and parents at Austin Preparatory School next month.
Montgomery, who was with President George W. Bush on the morning of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, will talk about the “Noble Work of Public Service” on Tues., March 3. The event is part of the school’s new St. Augustine Lecture Series, which features notable public figures speaking on a wide range of topics.
After his tenure as HUD Secretary for President Obama, Montgomery became the Federal Housing Commissioner, where he directed the $600 billion Federal Housing Authority insurance portfolio.
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Previously, he served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary in the Executive Office of President Bush from 2003 to 2005.
Currently, he is Vice Chairman and co-founder of The Collingwood LLC, a business advisory firm established in 2009 that serves the needs of corporate entities seeking new lines of business or strategic counsel on a range of issues within the mortgage, financial, and secondary markets.
