Welton Pride
Economic and Housing Policy Manager, National Urban League
Welton Pride serves as the Economic and Housing Policy Manager at the National Urban League’s Washington Bureau in Washington, D.C., where he advances federal policy initiatives focused on economic mobility, housing equity, and expanded opportunity for underserved communities. Previously, he served as a political appointee in the Biden–Harris Administration as Special Advisor to the Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Welton earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a master’s degree from Vanderbilt University. He is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated.