Zack Olmstead was appointed Chief Deputy Director of HCD on April 2, 2020. Prior to that appointment, Olmstead had been Deputy Director of Housing Policy Development at HCD since 2017 and was Assistant Deputy Director of Homelessness and Housing Policy from 2016 to 2017.
Before joining HCD, Olmstead served as Senior Assistant to Speaker Toni G. Atkins in the California State Assembly from 2013 to 2016. Olmstead also served as Homeless Policy Director at Housing California from 2006 to 2013.
Olmstead completed his undergraduate studies at the University of San Diego and holds a Master of Public Policy and Administration degree from California State University, Sacramento.