Hear Coro alum and KQED host Mina Kim in conversation with Ned Segal, the new Chief of Housing and Economic Development for the City and County of San Francisco, as they discuss what’s next for San Francisco’s Downtown.

Ned Segal

Chief of Housing and Economic Development,
City of San Francisco

As the first Chief of Housing and Economic Development for the City and County of San Francisco, Ned is responsible for leading the revitalization of downtown, accelerating housing production, and driving economic growth in San Francisco. Prior to his new role, Ned served as Twitter's Chief Financial Officer, leading the company's finance functions along with Corporate Development and Partnerships. Ned is an active community volunteer, having served as a Board Member of Tipping Point Community and a founding board member of the San Francisco Neighborhood Theater Foundation, where Ned worked with other civic leaders to help save a number of single-standing theaters.  Ned is a dedicated and passionate San Franciscan, having grown up, raised a family, and worked in the City for most of his life.

Mina Kim

 KQED Host

A proud graduate of the Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs, Mina Kim is host of the statewide hour of KQED Forum; a live, daily, call-in talk show. Through intimate and informative conversations, Mina connects the state’s many residents, and illuminates the issues affecting California and the nation. Before joining Forum, Mina was KQED’s evening news anchor, and health reporter for The California Report. Her award-winning work has included natural disasters in Napa and gun violence in Oakland. Mina studied at the University of Michigan and was a first-grade teacher through Teach For America, and ran a mentorship program for students aspiring to be the first in their families to go to college. She grew up in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

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