William F. Pickel

Bill Pickel joined Brilliant Corners in 2007. During his tenure, he has been fortunate to work with internal and external partners who shared and operationalized his belief in the power of supportive housing to change lives and improve communities. During his decade with the organization, Brilliant Corners has emerged as a leading supportive housing provider with a track record of piloting, replicating and scaling system-changing programs – particularly programs for people transitioning from homelessness or institutionalization. He has championed the agency’s re-branding, its alignment with the guiding principles of supportive housing, its geographic expansion outside the Bay Area, and expanding its mission to serving a range of vulnerable individuals who could benefit from supportive housing. Under his tenure, Brilliant Corners’ workforce has grown from 2 to over 300 full-time team members working in our San Francisco and Los Angeles hubs with expertise in supportive housing development, property management, housing services, and case management. Prior to joining Brilliant Corners, William served as Director of Housing Development for California Community Housing, where he had primary responsibility for all real estate development and financing, securing $250M in federal, state, local and private funding in support of 18 multi-family projects including HUD and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit housing. He holds an M.A. in Religious Studies from Boston University, a Bachelor’s degree in Literature from the State University of New Jersey, and an Advanced Affordable Housing Development Training Institute Certificate from the Local Initiative Support Corporation.