Julia Stasch

About

Julia Stasch is Interim President of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. She formerly served as Vice President of U.S. Programs, where she was responsible for US grantmaking, with a focus on the disconnect between the major institutions and systems that affect people’s lives and profound global economic, social, demographic and technological trends. Current areas of interest include cities, housing, the justice system, digital media and learning, and projects on critical cross-cutting social and economic policy issues. Prior to joining the Foundation, she worked for the City of Chicago, first as Commissioner of the city's Department of Housing and then as Chief of Staff to Mayor Richard M. Daley. As Commissioner she led a process resulting in the city's commitment to a $1.3 billion five-year plan for affordable housing. As Chief of Staff, one of her significant accomplishments was the design and negotiation of the $1.5 billion plan for transformation of public housing

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Chicago, US