Elmer Moore was appointed as the Executive Director of Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) in April 2022. WHEDA has a primary mission to stimulate the state’s economy and improve the quality of life for Wisconsin residents by providing affordable housing and business financing products. Prior to joining WHEDA, Mr. Moore was the Executive Director of Scale Up Milwaukee for the Greater Milwaukee Committee where he created public-private partnerships that resulted in over 1,400 jobs created for more than 200 Wisconsin organizations and secured more than $60M in new capital investments.