Scott Short is Chief Operating Officer of RiseBoro Community Partnership (formerly Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council). In this role he oversees the organization’s operating divisions in the areas of housing, health, seniors, education, and empowerment. During his fifteen years at RiseBoro, the organization has developed over 1,400 units of affordable housing with total development costs of over $300M, including the first two multifamily passive houses in New York State. During his tenure, RiseBoros’s budget has more than doubled to become one of the largest NYC providers of holistic community-based services.
Mr. Short received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Brown University. While in Providence, he also studied photography at the Rhode Island School of Design. More recently, he completed coursework in nonprofit management at Harvard Business School. He currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters.