Joseph Firschein

Joseph has been a member of WHC since 2012. He and his wife, Rachel, are actively engaged in a full range of Temple activities, and their children are students at the Congregation’s Religious School at Temple.

Joseph is Associate Director and Community Affairs Officer at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. He leads a team that is responsible for promoting effective programs and strategies associated with community development lending, investing, and financial services. Previously, he was a Director in Fannie Mae’s Housing and Community Development Division and worked at the U.S. Treasury Department Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Joseph is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and George Washington University, where he teaches community development finance and policy. He has an M.B.A from the University of Maryland, a master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley, and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Stanford University.

He and Rachel have two daughters, Ava and Jennifer, and reside in the District.