A group of nationally respected economic mobility experts—including philanthropists, policymakers, community leaders, practitioners, and researchers—advises the Economic Mobility Solutions Center. They ensure our agenda is grounded in the challenges leaders face; raise common and emerging issues; offer diverse perspectives that inform the development of research, tools, and data strategies; and connect the Solutions Center and our partners with people and places whose experience should inform the work. Together, we're working to support communities so that every person has opportunities to improve their life and achieve economic mobility.
Jennifer Blatz
Chief Executive Officer, StriveTogether
Leslie Boissiere
Vice President, External Affairs, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Russell Booker
CEO, Spartanburg Academic Movement
Raphael W. Bostic*
Former President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Courtney Brown
Vice President of Impact and Planning, Lumina Foundation
G.T. Bynum*
Vice President, Community and Government Affairs, Saint Francis Health System; Former Mayor of Tulsa
Sherri Chisholm
Executive Director, Leading on Opportunity
Shaun Donovan*
Chief Executive Officer, Enterprise Community Partners
Garnesha Ezediaro
Greenwood Initiative Lead, Bloomberg Philanthropies
John Farden
Executive Vice President of Global Network Advancement and Operations, United Way Worldwide
Dreama Gentry
President and CEO, Partners for Rural Impact
James Green
Community Services Director, Palm Beach County
Ellen Hur
Senior Vice President and Chief Products & Innovation Officer, Results for America
Nicole Ifill
Deputy Director, Data & AI Infrastructure, Gates Foundation
Matt Klein
Chief Program and Impact Officer, Robin Hood
Meg Long
Managing Director, Learning, Evaluation, & Measurement, Blue Meridian Partners
Carmel Martin
Senior Advisor to the Governor for Economic Mobility and Special Secretary, Governor’s Office for Children, State of Maryland
Matt Morton
Executive Director, Constellation Lab (CoLab)
Carol R. Naughton
CEO, Purpose Built Communities
Aisha Nyandoro
Founding CEO, Springboard to Opportunities
Sarah Oppenheimer
Executive Director, Opportunity Insights
Matthew Randazzo
President and CEO, Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Luke Shaefer
Chief Executive of Health, Human Services, and Poverty Solutions, City of Detroit
Eshauna Smith
President, StriveTogether
Ashley Swearengin*
President and CEO, Central Valley Community Foundation
Mary L. Thomas
President and CEO, CFLeads
Katie Van Dusen
Program Officer, American Cities, The Kresge Foundation
Clarence Wardell
Vice President, Customer & Ecosystem, NextLadder Ventures
Tonia Wellons
President and CEO, Greater Washington Community Foundation
Gregory M. Wesley
President and CEO, Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Diana Zarzuelo
Chief Impact Officer, Greater Houston Community Foundation
* These advisors are also Urban Institute trustees.