Brian D.Montgomery is a seasoned expert in housing and finance and a noted industry veteran, who most markedly served as the Acting United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration. Montgomery hasover 25 years of private and public service experience with expertise in government policy reform, in particular related to housing, mortgages, and thesecondary mortgage market. Montgomery?s career also includes an accomplished tenure at the White House with President George W. Bush?s Administration. Montgomery currently serves as Chairman of The Collingwood Group LLC, a Washington-based mortgage lending business advisory firm.