AXIS is proud to have welcome Jacob Gaffney as a Board Member. His expertise in media, communications, and marketing will support us in creating dynamic education events and widening the reach of our organization. We are proud to welcome this industry powerhouse to our Board.
More About Jacob:
Jacob Gaffney is the co-founder of housing finance media advisory firm Gaffney Austin. Formed in 2020 with CoreLogic communications director Alyson Austin, Gaffney Austin creates content solutions for earned media opportunities in podcasting, broadcasting and other multimedia channels.
Previously, as Editor-in-Chief of HousingWire, Gaffney led double-digit growth for more than a decade. Gaffney helped broker the acquisition of HousingWire by Riomar Capital in 2016. During his tenure, Gaffney oversaw editorial operations and was responsible for editorial strategy. Prior to that, he spent a decade abroad in London, holding editor positions for both Reuters and SourceMedia.
While at HousingWire, Jacob built and launched several short-term and long-term email campaigns. He helped rebrand the company twice and coordinated the website redesign 3 times. He didn’t stop there, in his last few years, he launched video and audio services to HousingWire’s millions-strong audience and helped brand the editorial op-ed sections and further enhanced subscriber services. He is also a wine expert.
