Jeff Hayward is leaving his post as head of Multifamily at Fannie Mae to assume a new enterprise-wide role as chief administrative officer. Hayward’s new role has a broad scope, including human resources, enterprise workplace and diversity and inclusion. Hayward will continue to guide the company’s work to make safe, affordable housing accessible to everyone and continue to oversee Fannie Mae’s work on green financing, which began in Multifamily and has grown into a major focus for the whole enterprise on becoming a globally recognized leader for its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework.

Michele Evans will take over as head of Multifamily. In her nearly 30 years at Fannie Mae, Evans has held positions across the spectrum of Fannie Mae Multifamily. Evans will serve on the Management Committee, where her insight and passion will help drive enterprise strategy and priorities for the good of the DUS® network and the communities served by Fannie Mae.