Cat Vielma is Director of Acquisitions for Red Stone Equity Partners, LLC,  where she is responsible for the origination, structuring, and closing of affordable housing investments in the Midwest, Mountains, and Pacific Northwest. Prior to joining Red Stone, Cat originated LIHTC investments for two other national syndicators, where she originated and closed over $250 million of equity – including permanent supportive housing, senior housing, rural developments, acquisition rehab, and HUD related preservation.

Prior to her roles as an equity originator, Cat was the Branch Chief for HUD’s Office of Recapitalization, where her team of underwriters was responsible for the majority of RAD transactions utilizing LIHTC. She managed RAD investments in El Paso, Baltimore, San Francisco, and dozens of other housing authorities across the country – totaling over $1 billion in project costs during the program’s infancy. Prior to her time at HUD, she was an underwriter at the National Equity Fund, where she assisted in closing over $2 billion in LIHTC equity.  

Cat has a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree from Williams College in Political Science and is active on a number of affordable housing boards, including Illinois Housing Council and Women’s Affordable Housing Network. Cat was selected as Affordable Housing Finance’s Young Leaders in 2018 and Novogradac’s Rising Stars in 2022. She lives in Evanston, Illinois with her wife, daughter, and dog.