Shane phillips
shanedphillips@gmail.com

Interested in having Shane write for your publication, speak to your organization, or consult on your jurisdiction’s housing policies and programs? Good news! He can be contacted at the email below and is available for paid engagements through his firm, Domain Consulting.

Shane Phillips is a researcher, public speaker, and consultant on housing affordability. He manages the Randall Lewis Housing Initiative at the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies as a researcher and policy analyst, and he co-hosts the UCLA Housing Voice Podcast, a biweekly show that translates emerging research for a non-academic audience of policymakers, practitioners, and advocates. He's also the author of The Affordable City, which advocates for prioritizing Supply, Stability, and Subsidies and offers more than 50 recommendations for advancing those goals.

Shane has presented to audiences across the U.S. and abroad, written for major publications including the Los Angeles Times and the Atlantic, and worked with public and private stakeholders on context-sensitive housing solutions. His research has also been highlighted and used to inform policy by the White House Council of Economic Advisors. Originally hailing from Seattle, Shane earned his bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of Washington and masters degrees in public administration and urban planning from USC. Prior to his role at UCLA, Shane was most recently director of public policy for the Central City Association of Los Angeles.

Over the past few years, Shane has been commissioned to speak or consult in:

Washington, DC (National Association of Realtors)
Flagstaff, AZ (City of Flagstaff; Northern Arizona University)
Indianapolis, IN (Habitat for Humanity of Greater Indy)
San Francisco, CA (University of San Francisco School of Law)
Sacramento, CA (California Strategic Growth Council)
Worcester, MA (Realtors Association of Central MA)
Pittsburgh, PA (Pittsburgh City Council)
Asheville, NC (Land of Sky Regional Council)
Hendersonville, NC (City of Hendersonville)
Tampa, FL (Florida Redevelopment Association)
Palm Beach, FL (American Institute of Architects-Florida)
Missoula, MT (Montana Housing Partnership)
State of Nevada (Guinn Center for Policy Priorities)
Provo, UT (American Planning Association-Utah)
Dallas, TX (Greater Dallas Planning Council, AIA-Dallas)
Grand Rapids, MI (Grand Valley State University and Housing Next)
Wilmington, NC (Cape Fear Housing Coalition)
Columbus, OH (Community Shelter Board)
Barcelona (Spain) (International Social Housing Festival)
Santa Cruz, CA (Housing Santa Cruz County)
Lexington, KY (Kentucky Housing Corporation)
Sioux Falls, SD (South Dakota State University)
Washington, DC (National Building Museum)
Raleigh, NC (North Carolina Housing Coalition)
Norman, OK (Norman Economic Development Corporation)
Reno, NV (City of Reno)
Nashville, TN (Cumberland Region Tomorrow)
Mexico City (Mexico) (Vivienda Infonavit)

Recent consulting projects

Shane was commissioned to evaluate City of Reno housing policies and suggest reforms to improve affordability. The full report can be found here. He also presented his findings to the Reno City Council; a video of the brief presentation and Q&A with the council and mayor is here.

Shane is currently working with the Greater Dallas Planning Council and HouseDTX coalition as an advisor on policy and planning recommendations to improve housing and land use policy, including efforts to shape the City of Dallas zoning code update and implementation of the Forward Dallas 2.0 comprehensive plan.