Chief Executive, Hope the Mission
Craft is the chief executive of Hope the Mission, a nonprofit he founded in 2009. The organization, which is a leading provider of housing and homeless services in Los Angeles, has grown into a network of 26 housing facilities with over 2,800 beds and a team of more than 750 employees. It also operates 40 locations across greater Los Angeles and has plans to open 11 new sites in the next year. In his role, Craft is responsible for overseeing the financial stability of the organization, as well as its personnel, marketing, expansion and programming. It’s the largest rescue mission in the U.S. In recent years, Craft worked with the city of L.A. to rapidly deploy emergency housing solutions such as tiny home communities.