Shane phillips
shanedphillips@gmail.com

Interested in having Shane write for your publication, speak to your organization, or consult on your jurisdiction’s housing policies and programs? Good news! He can be contacted at the email below and is available for paid engagements through his firm, Domain Consulting.

Shane Phillips is a researcher, public speaker, and consultant on housing affordability. He manages the Randall Lewis Housing Initiative at the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies as a researcher and policy analyst, and he co-hosts the UCLA Housing Voice Podcast, a biweekly show that translates emerging research for a non-academic audience of policymakers, practitioners, and advocates. He's also the author of The Affordable City, which advocates for prioritizing Supply, Stability, and Subsidies and offers more than 50 recommendations for advancing those goals.

Shane has presented to audiences across the U.S. and abroad, written for major publications including the Los Angeles Times and the Atlantic, and worked with public and private stakeholders on context-sensitive housing solutions. His research has also been highlighted and used to inform policy by the White House Council of Economic Advisors. Originally hailing from Seattle, Shane earned his bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of Washington and masters degrees in public administration and urban planning from USC. Prior to his role at UCLA, Shane was most recently director of public policy for the Central City Association of Los Angeles.

In 2024, Shane has been commissioned to speak or consult in:

San Francisco, CA (University of San Francisco School of Law)
Sacramento, CA (California Strategic Growth Council)
Pittsburgh, PA (Pittsburgh City Council)
Asheville, NC (Land of Sky Regional Council)
Hendersonville, NC (City of Hendersonville)
Missoula, MT (Montana Housing Partnership)
State of Nevada (Guinn Center for Policy Priorities)
Dallas, TX (Greater Dallas Planning Council)

In 2023, Shane was in:

Grand Rapids, MI (Grand Valley State University and Housing Next)
Wilmington, NC (Cape Fear Housing Coalition)
Columbus, OH (Community Shelter Board)
Barcelona (Spain) (International Social Housing Festival)
Santa Cruz, CA (Housing Santa Cruz County)
Lexington, KY (Kentucky Housing Corporation)
Sioux Falls, SD (South Dakota State University)
Washington, DC (National Building Museum)
Raleigh, NC (North Carolina Housing Coalition)
Norman, OK (Norman Economic Development Corporation)
Reno, NV (City of Reno)
Nashville, TN (Cumberland Region Tomorrow)
Mexico City (Mexico) (Vivienda Infonavit)

Recent consulting projects

In November 2023, Shane presented a report to the Reno City Council on recommendations to reform housing and land use policies and improve affordability citywide. The full report can be found here. A video of the brief presentation and Q&A with the council and mayor is here.

Shane is currently working with the Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities is a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy research center to develop housing affordability recommendations for the Nevada state legislature.