Wendell Pritchett is a Senior Advisor at DGA Group and is based in Washington, D.C. He is a dedicated advocate for affordable housing and urban policy.  

Dr. Pritchett brings more than two decades’ experience in urban policy and housing law to DGA Group. Previously, he was the James S. Riepe Presidential Professor of Law and Education at the University of Pennsylvania and served as a distinguished Penn Law faculty member since 2002. Dr. Pritchett stepped into the role of Interim University President from February 2022 to June 2022, following a tenure as University Provost form July 2017 through December 2021. Prior to Penn Law, Dr. Pritchett served as Chancellor of Rutgers-Camden from 2009-14, and in 2008 served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Policy for Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, who also appointed him to the School Reform Commission, where he served from 2011-14. Additionally, he chaired the Urban Policy Task Force for Barack Obama’s 2007 campaign. Earlier in his career, Dr. Pritchett served as an attorney representing non-profit organizations in the development of affordable housing. 

Dr. Pritchett holds a Ph.D. in history from Penn, earned his J.D. at Yale, and received his B.A. from Brown University. During the past 15 years, he held leadership positions for numerous nonprofit organizations – board chair of Community Legal Services of Philadelphia during 2005-08. His passion for affordable housing development led him to serve as President of the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation and write two books and two academic volumes on post-war urban policy and housing discrimination.