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Formerly chairman of the board and chief executive officer of The Knight Company, Inc., Knight was recognized as the National Council of Multi Housing Industry’s “Builder-Developer of the Year” in 1986.
He was selected as one of the nation’s “Top 50 Apartment Developers” in 1992 and one of the “Top 100 Apartment Developers” in 1995.
Knight founded the Alabama Apartment Council in 1997 and received an NAHB Pillars of the Industry award in 2001. He is a native of Mobile and a life director of NAHB.
In his new position, Knight will be responsible for the overall management, development, direction and administration of HUD’s multifamily housing programs. These include FHA multifamily mortgage insurance, project-based rental subsidy programs, housing for the elderly and persons with disabilities, and community-based initiatives.
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