Francis Creighton Vice President and Chief Lobbyist Legislative Affairs

Francis Creighton is Vice President of Legislative Affairs and Chief Lobbyist at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), where he lobbies Capitol Hill on behalf of affordable housing and other issues important to the real estate finance industry. Before coming to MBA, Francis worked in several capacities on Capitol Hill, most recently as Legislative Director for Congressman Steve Israel.

From 1999-2001, Francis served as an appointee at the US Department of Labor, where he focused on employee benefits in the private sector workplace. He left government at the start of 2001 to be Senior Counsel for Public Affairs at GCI Group, an international public relations consultancy.

Prior to 1999, Francis was Legislative Assistant for Congressman Sam Gejdenson, focusing especially on pension and campaign financing reforms. He also worked in the office of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

Francis received a Masters Degree in public policy from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude in political science and history from the University at Albany, State University of New York. He is currently an adjunct faculty member of public policy at Georgetown University.

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