Consulting Services
I am currently working with public agencies, philanthropic organizations, and nonprofits to address complex social challenges, including measurably reducing homelessness, spurring civic innovation, and redesigning systems of care for vulnerable people. My services include:
Strategic Planning
Financial Modeling
Project Management
Performance Evaluation
Policy Development
Collective Impact & Facilitation
System Mapping & Process Redesign
Communications & Storytelling
Highlights
Served as the Chief Strategy Officer for the 7th largest Continuum of Care in the Country, which included evaluating the implementation efforts of San Diego’s Regional Plan for addressing homelessness and then developing a new strategic project management framework for accelerated progress
Led county and Continuum of Care-level financial planning for $200M in homelessness spending, including identifying financial benchmarks, cost saving strategies, and process recommendations
Supported the creation of 400+ permanent and interim housing units, which involved securing almost $100M in capital and service funding, including five successful Project Homekey awards
Co-led Marin County’s Continuum of Care in envisioning and implementing a new countywide strategy for addressing homelessness, which in just two years reduced chronic homelessness by 28% and unsheltered homelessness in the county’s largest city by 30%
Co-founded Opening Doors Marin, a public private collective impact coalition, which helped double the supply of permanent supportive housing in Marin County between 2016 and 2021; led 12-month public revenue measure feasibility study
Co-chaired the City of San Rafael’s Harvard-recognized employee culture change program “Together San Rafael”, which included overhauling the organization’s guiding principles, leading employee professional development, developing new employee recognition and communication strategies, and creating a learning lab series to embed design thinking within the organization
Currently lecturing at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, focusing on “systems thinking” and strategy for graduate-level students
Continuing to advocate for systemic solutions to The Modern Homelessness Crisis by writing and publishing the book So You Want to Solve Homelessness? Start Here, creating the website www.howtosolvehomelessness.org, and launching an online training course called "A Civic Leader's Guide to Solving Homelessness"
Testimonials / References
“Andrew has been critical in transforming our community’s approach to homelessness - the strategy, the partnerships, and the community conversation. If it weren’t for his leadership, we wouldn’t be seeing the reductions in homelessness that we’re now observing.”
- Katie Rice, Former County Supervisor, County of Marin
“I can confidently say that Andrew is not just a consultant but a transformative leader who delivers meaningful results. His knowledge around homelessness systems is tremendously clear and thoughtful. He brings a unique mix of strategic thinking and hands-on mentorship that has shaped much of how I approach my career today.”
– Logan McDonnell, Executive Director, Keep Oakland Housed
“Andrew is the rare leader who can do it all - strategy, project management, relationship building, communications. Just as importantly, he is approachable, open to the ideas of others and brings out the best in the people around him.”
- Kate Colin, Mayor, City of San Rafael
“Andrew’s wonderful to work with. He’s brought the rare combination of expertise, creativity, and passion to all of the projects we’ve worked on together.”
- Johnathan Logan, Former VP of Community Engagement, Marin Community Foundation
"Navigating the multifaceted landscape of homeless care services demands a substantial investment of time and understanding. What sets Andrew’s apart is his dual approach: not only bringing clarity to the complexities of our systems of care but also equipping leaders with practical, actionable strategies that can be applied instantaneously.”
– Stephen Sotomayor, Housing Director, City of Healdsburg
"Andrew was indispensable to our work implementing Housing First policies. His in-depth knowledge of the latest research in the field combined with his deep systems thinking and knowledge were a big part of our success.”
– Ken Shapiro, Former Chief Operating Officer, County of Marin Health and Human Services Department
“I awarded Andrew with one of the City’s highest honors, the Dean Allison Award. From homelessness to employee culture change to civic innovation, Andrew knows how to bring people together, effectively listen, create a vision, and drive change. There are few leaders like him.” - - - Jim Schutz, Former City Manager, City of San Rafael
"Andrew’s training provides fresh and clearly presented background, insights and recommendations for the public sector to absorb and re-think their strategies in addressing one of the most vexing, long-standing policy issues in the United States. It is a welcome educational and advocacy tool for our times."
- Tom Liao, Community Development Director, City of San Leandro
“Named the “Top Influencer in Local Government” for work in city government breaking down, communicating, and educating about the complex issue of homelessness while mobilizing community engagement around solutions.
- Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL), a local government professional association of over 4,800 members from all 50 states plus Canada, UK, Israel, and Australia
"This book is required reading for everyone that has homelessness on their radar from city residents to city staff and elected officials tasked with finding housing solutions. It offers a comprehensive analysis of the problem, provides data driven real world solutions based in part on the author's experience, while encouraging a systems framework for effectiveness.
– Customer Review of So You Want to Solve Homelessness? Start Here