Background
Janis, Jay was born on December 22, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Ernest and Diana (Friedman) Janis.
Janis, Jay was born on December 22, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Ernest and Diana (Friedman) Janis.
AB with high honors, Yale University, 1954.
Partner, community developer, Janis Corporation (named changed to Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation-Janis Properties 1970) and relatedcos. in private building industry), South Florida, 1956-1964, 69-75;
with, Department Commerce, Washington, 1964-1966;
executive director national citizens' committee, community relations service, Department Commerce, 1964-1965;
director, Office of Economic Opportunity
special assistant to under secretary Commerce, Office of Economic Opportunity, 1965-1966;
executive assistant to secretary, Housing and Urban Development, Washington, 1966-1969;
under secretary, Housing and Urban Development, 1977-1979;
chairman, Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Washington, 1979-1980;
president, California Federal Savings and Loan Association, Los Angeles, 1981-1982;
chairman of the executive committee, Gibraltar Savings Corporation, Beverly Hills, California, 1983-1988;
Chairman of the Board, Gibraltar Savings, Beverly Hills, California, 1988. Chairman of the Board Flagship Federal Savs. Board directors Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation, Coast Savings, Los Angeles.
Senior vice president for management and business affairs U. Massachusetts, 1976-1977. Former principal housing adviser to governor Florida. Former board directors National Association Home Builders, National Committee against Discrimination in Housing.
Former mediator labor disputes in construction industry.
Past president of the board of trustees Florida International University Foundation, Miami. Served with Intelligence Corps United States Army, 1954-1956.
Married Juel Mendelsohn, 1954. Children: Laura, Jeffrey.