Dr. Robert G. Marbut Jr.
Dr. Marbut has worked in three different US Presidential Administrations, including serving as the Executive Director of the US Interagency Council on Homelessness, often called the “Federal Homelessness Czar.” Over the years, Robert has worked with both Democrats and Republicans on issues of homelessness, and was the Founding President & CEO of Haven for Hope for five years (the most comprehensive homeless transformational center in the USA). He developed The Seven Guiding Principles of Homelessness Transformation which focuses on root causes of homelessness, not symptoms nor short term gimmicks. Since his national best practices study, Dr. Marbut has visited more than 1,396 different operations, and has worked in all 50 states, plus Washington, DC and Mexico, DF. Dr. Marbut has consulted on issues of homelessness with more communities and organizations than anyone else in the USA. He is the Executive Producer of the No Address movie starring Ashanti, Billy Baldwin, Xander Berkeley and Beverly D’Angelo, and the senior Executive Producer of Americans With No Address documentary. In addition to homelessness issues, Robert has extensive experience in substance use disorders, public safety issues, and sports management.