Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) has announced an executive leadership change after selecting Edwin King as its new executive director. In July 2017, Mr. King will succeed Executive Director Kathryn Peters, who has served KHC and the state of Kentucky for over 30 years.
Edwin King was appointed as chief of staff for the Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet in December 2015, under the leadership of Secretary William M. Landrum III and Governor Matt Bevin.
Mr. King brings a background in housing policy and finance to his new role. From 2007 to 2010, he worked for United States Senator Jim Bunning in Washington, D.C., as professional staff on the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. Upon leaving the Senate, he served in fixed income investigations for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in D.C.
More recently, Mr. King has worked as Vice President of Strategic Planning for McD Concrete Enterprises in Erlanger, KY, and as Director of Finance and Operations for Lakeside Christian Church in Lakeside Park, KY, where he led capital planning, financing, and construction efforts in a multi-campus expansion. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Northern Kentucky University, where he taught courses on corporate financial management, international finance, and financial regulation.
Mr. King received his graduate degree in finance from the University of Maryland and undergraduate degree in business administration from Murray State University.
