Alvin Nichols is Chief of Staff for the Community Investments Group of Fannie Mae’s Housing and Community Development Division. Community Investments provides equity in the acquisition, development and construction of affordable For Rent and For Sale housing. Alvin joined Fannie Mae in 1994, as Director of the Washington, DC Partnership Office (DCPO).  As Director of the Partnership Office, Mr. Nichols was responsible for providing leadership in the planning and execution of Fannie Mae's focused housing and community development efforts in Washington, DC and the surrounding metropolitan area.  From 1998 to 2001, Alvin was Director of Neighborhood Partners Initiatives with the Fannie Mae DCPO, and led the corporation's Howard University LeDroit Park Initiative, a partnership with Howard University, aimed at leveraging the sustainable, comprehensive revitalization of this 150-block community.

Prior to joining Fannie Mae, Mr. Nichols served as Prince George’s County Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Business Development under then-County Executive Parris Glendening.   Alvin was responsible for management of the County's agencies most directly impacting business development, including Public Works and Transportation, and served as the Executive’s liaison to the Prince George’s County Planning Board. Alvin was also responsible for initiating and coordinating business development, retention and expansion policy, and served as the County Executive's principal liaison to the business community. During his tenure with Prince George's County, Alvin launched the County's urban reinvestment strategy and created and chaired a Bankers' Task Force, which provided advice and consultation to the County Executive, and counted among its accomplishments the development and implementation of a small business revitalization loan fund. 

Mr. Nichols has also served as Vice President for Management Operations at Horning Brothers, a Washington DC based real estate development and management firm specializing in urban housing and commercial development; City Administrator of Takoma Park, Maryland, where he was responsible for initiating and leading that city's very successful urban redevelopment program; and Executive Vice President of the DC Housing Industry Corporation, a nonprofit housing development corporation, sponsored by Washington DC financial institutions, builders and Realtors, which developed housing for low- and moderate-income families.  

Alvin is a graduate of Leadership Washington and is active in many community organizations.  He has served on the boards of Victory Housing, Inc., a non-profit housing developer, the Levine School of Music, the Higher Achievement Program, and the Advisory Board of the Summer Bridge extended learning program for urban youth.

Mr. Nichols holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from The American University and a B.A. in Urban and Environmental Studies from Case Western Reserve University.