Steven Beal is an affordable housing finance expert and the Owner and President of the Housing and Community Development Consulting Firm. Mr. Beal has 20 years of experience in the affordable housing industry. Previously, he was employed as an Affordable Housing - Public Finance Banker with RBC Capital Markets and later, with Bank of America. He is the Chairman of the Board for the Housing Finance Authority of Pinellas County, Chairman of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee for the City of Largo, and a volunteer for several community organizations. Mr. Beal received his Bachelor of Science in Finance with a minor in Economics from the University of South Florida, and a Master’s in Business Administration with a minor in International Business from Florida International University.