Zach Murray [He/Him/His] is a program manager with the Oakland Community Land Trust in California where works to promote resident-centered solutions and permanent affordability through policy advocacy, techinical assistance, and movement building efforts.  Previously, he was a state and local policy specialist with Grounded Solutions Network in Oakland. While at GSN, Zach provided research and spatial analysis to support local inclusionary housing efforts in Detroit, New Orleans, and Pittsburgh. Zach also studied racial equity patterns in housing and homeownership while serving as an economic equity manager at the Greenlining Institute in Oakland. A graduate of Cornell University,  Zach's passion for community development and justice using race, space, and place as a lens is inspired by his upbringing in Baltimore, MD.