Wilfred N. Cooper, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer, WNC
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, PEF Advisors
Mr. Cooper directs the overall business strategy of WNC and PEFA. Prior to joining WNC in 1988, Mr. Cooper worked in government and legislative affairs in the Washington D.C. office of Honda North America. He is Chairman and trustee of BUILD-PAC, the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Political Action Committee. Mr. Cooper is a National Delegate and National Area Chair for NAHB and is a member of the Federal Government Affairs Committee. He is a member of the board of directors of the California Building Industry Association (CBIA) and is co-chair of the Affordable Housing Subcommittee of the CBIA. He is also a member of the advisory board and Political Action Committee of the National Multifamily Housing Council. Mr. Cooper earned a bachelor of arts from the School of International Service of the American University in Washington, D.C.
Preservation Equity Fund Advisors, LLC (PEF Advisors) is an affiliate of the WNC & Associates, Inc. (WNC) family of companies. While PEF Advisors may draw on the resources of WNC and its subsidiaries and/or affiliates through services agreements, PEF Advisors is responsible for all investment, fund management and related decisions and actions of the investment vehicles it manages, independent of WNC and its subsidiaries and/or affiliates.