Devin Quirk
Devin Quirk serves as Interim Chief of Planning for the City of Boston. He oversees the Planning Cabinet’s core missions of community-engaged planning, regulation of major real estate development, and management of the BPDA’s real estate property (over 20 million square feet).
Devin has worked for the City of Boston since 2010. Most recently, Devin served as Deputy Chief of Planning, and before that, as Director of Real Estate for the BPDA, where he restructured the Agency's approach to public real estate with a focus on fiscal responsibility, community development, and a commitment to using public land to advance public good. Devin has also previously served as Director of Operations for Boston's Mayor's Office of Housing, where he oversaw the day-to-day management of the 150-person staff and the implementation of the City's affordable housing strategies. He has also worked in the City of Boston CFO's office, leading the City's performance management and analytics efforts. Prior to joining the City of Boston, Devin served clients across the Federal Government as a management consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton. He holds a graduate degree in Public Policy and Urban Planning from the Harvard Kennedy School and an undergraduate degree from Harvard College.