John Wiechmann is the President and CEO of Midwest Housing Equity Group, Inc. (“MHEG”), a Nebraska nonprofit corporation. Prior to joining MHEG as CEO in 2012, John served as a partner with the law firm Kutak Rock LLP. His practice at Kutak Rock focused on community development investments, with an emphasis on affordable housing and renewable energy transactions. John previously served on Board of Directors of Midwest Housing Development Fund, Inc, a community development financial institution (2012-2018), as a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka’s Affordable Housing Advisory Council (2014-2018, Vice-Chair 2016-2018), as a Trustee of the Multifamily Council for the National Association of Homebuilders (2015-2020), and as a member of Fannie Mae’s Rural Housing DTS Advisory Council (2018-2020).  He was also a member of BluePrint Nebraska’s Housing Industry Council.  John currently serves on the Board of the Aksarben Foundation and on the Offutt Airforce Base Advisory Council (home of Strategic Air Command). John received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and a Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois College of Law.