Jack Underhill retired in 1997 after 42 years of Federal service, 33 years of which were at Department of Housing and Urban Development. He served as a research analyst for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The department was created in 1937 under the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 and was later becomes a cabinet-level agency in 1965. HUD's mission is to increase home ownership, support community development, and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination.
He has written books on Soviet and French New Towns and edited two joint publications with the Soviets on new towns. He holds a Masters in Public Administration Harvard University and a PhD in Public Policy from George Mason University. Since retirement, he has worked as a consultant, served as chairman of the board of trustees for the Annandale United Methodist Church, and served as treasurer of the Virginia Poet's Society and the Planning for Peace Foundation.
From the guide to the Jack Underhill papers, 1963-1997, (George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives)
