Complexity of Housing: Catalyst Housing Group's Innovation Lead Annie Koo on New Approaches, Peer Women, and Keeping Momentum

Annie Koo is the Innovation Lead at Catalyst Housing Group, where she is focused on scaling Catalyst’s essential housing platform across the full spectrum of housing affordability, from homelessness to homeownership.

Prior to Catalyst, Annie was the Director of Housing at Sidewalk Labs, the former urban innovation arm of Alphabet, where she oversaw residential program and product development. While at McKinsey from 2014 to 2018, she served public finance and housing institutions on strategy and operational transformations. She started her career at the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), the nation’s largest affordable housing agency. She is a graduate of Brown University and Columbia Business School and was a Fulbright Fellow in Singapore focused on public housing. In her interview, Annie talks about building a varied foundation of experiences and innovating with context, advising those just starting their career to sit at the table.