Gloria Bruce

Former Executive Director

Gloria Bruce looks at the camera and smiles.

Gloria Bruce was the Executive Director at East Bay Housing Organizations from June 2015 through December 2022.

Gloria first joined EBHO in 2010 as Deputy Director. Prior to working at EBHO, Gloria worked at The San Francisco Foundation, making grants to support affordable housing, safety net services, and neighborhood revitalization. She currently servs as Program Director of Housing Security & Public Private Partnerships at Crankstart.

Gloria has 15 years of experience in social justice and community development in her native Washington, D.C. area, Boston, and the Bay Area. She has a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. from Harvard University. She serves on the boards of EveryOne Home and the California Reinvestment Coalition and the Alameda County Measure A1 Oversight Committee. She lives in Oakland with her wife and two young sons.