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- Born: January 24, 1966
- Birthplace: New York
- Resides in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, New York
- Spouse: Liza Gilbert, landscape architect
- Children: Two sons, Milo and Lucas
- Former architectNew York Daily News: City's Housing Boss, Shaun Donovan, May Become... (December 13, 2008)
- Became the Commissioner of Housing Preservation and Development in New York City in 2004The New York Times: The New Team: Shaun Donovan (December 13, 2008)
- Appointed by New York City Mayor Michael BloombergOfficial Site: Biography of Commissioner Shaun Donovan
- Took a leave of absence in the fall of 2008 to campaign for Barack ObamaThe New York Times: The New Team: Shaun Donovan (December 13, 2008)
- Obama named Domovan as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on December 13, 2008The New York Times: The New Team: Shaun Donovan (December 13, 2008)
- Former managing director of FHA lending and affordable housing investments at Prudential Mortgage Capital CompanyOfficial Site: Biography of Commissioner Shaun Donovan
- Educated at New York University
- Masters degrees in public administration and architecture Harvard UniversityOfficial Site: Biography of Commissioner Shaun Donovan
- Studied public administration at the Kennedy School of Government
- Studied architecture at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard
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Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development Shaun Donavan has been chosen by President-Elect Barack Obama to be the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Under the Clinton administration Donovan served as the deputy assistant secretary for multifamily housing and managed a multibillion-dollar housing subsidy program.The New York Times: The New Team: Shaun Donovan (December 13, 2008)