Benson F. Roberts
Senior Vice President, Policy and Program Development, LISC
Benson (Buzz) Roberts is Senior Vice President for Policy and Program Development at the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC).  LISC is the nation’s largest nonprofit investor in low-income community development, operating through 30 local offices and a national rural community program. Mr. Roberts directs LISC’s activities in public policy and research and assessment.  He was involved in the creation of such federal policies as the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, the New Markets Tax Credit, and the HOME housing development program. Mr. Roberts a board member of the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders, the National Housing Conference, and the New Markets Tax Credit Coalition. He is a regular contributor to Novogradac Journal of Tax Credit Housing, an advisor to Affordable Housing Finance and NMTC Monthly Report, and the co-author of several books and articles on affordable housing and community development.