Terence O'hara
About Terence O'hara
Terence O'Hara is the Principal of Housing Equity Strategy & Impact at Fannie Mae, with extensive experience in communications, business strategy, and finance.
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Terence O'Hara is currently the Principal of Housing Equity Strategy & Impact at Fannie Mae in the Washington DC-Baltimore Area. In this role, he leads the development of multi-year plans for the enterprise's housing equity programs, focusing on enhancing public policy and reputation management by engaging with external stakeholders and customers.
Current Position at Fannie Mae
Terence O'Hara serves as the Principal of Housing Equity Strategy & Impact at Fannie Mae. His responsibilities include devising strategic initiatives aimed at improving housing equity, ensuring alignment with regulatory and legislative affairs, and enhancing the company's public policy stance and reputation.
Previous Roles at Fannie Mae
Before his current role, Terence O'Hara held several key positions at Fannie Mae. From 2016 to 2022, he was the Principal of Communications Strategy in Washington, District of Columbia. Additionally, he served as the Director of Financial Communications from 2007 to 2009, demonstrating his long-standing association with the company.
Career at UnitedHealthcare
Terence O'Hara has substantial experience from his tenure at UnitedHealthcare. He was the Vice President for UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement from 2011 to 2016. Prior to that role, he spent a year as the Vice President of Communications at UnitedHealth Group/Ovations from 2009 to 2010, emphasizing his expertise in executive communications and crisis management.
Journalism Background
Terence O'Hara has a solid background in journalism. He worked as a Financial Services Reporter at the Washington Post from 1998 to 2007. Before that, he was an Editor at the Baltimore Business Journal from 1995 to 1998 and a Community Bank Editor at American Banker from 1992 to 1996. He holds a BA in Journalism from Indiana University Bloomington, where he studied from 1986 to 1989.