Ellen Alberding
President
The Joyce Foundation
Thursday, Mar 23, 2017
11:30 a.m. reception/12:00 p.m. luncheon
Location
Maggiano's Banquets, 111 W. Grand Avenue
Chicago, IL 60654
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Speaker
Ellen Alberding
As President and Board Member of the Joyce Foundation, Ellen Alberding oversees the charitable distribution of $48 million annually from assets of $950 million. Under her leadership, Joyce has gained national prominence with a grant portfolio rooted in the core belief that communities are stronger when they share benefits broadly. The Joyce Foundation funds the development and advancement of policy reforms to improve quality of life, promote community vitality, and strive for a fair society. It invests heavily in research to gather facts and data so that proposed policy solutions are based on solid evidence.
As Chief Executive of Joyce, Alberding is active in the regional and national policy arena. She was a Founding Board Member of Skills for America’s Future, which works to meet the needs of business and improve employment opportunities for community college students, and served as Vice Chair of City Colleges of Chicago. She is a Founding Board Member of Advance Illinois, which advocates for public education reform, and a Member of the National Park Foundation Board. From 2010 to 2016, Alberding was a Board Member of the Economic Club of Chicago. She is frequently invited to speak on a range of issues, including the impact of public policy, the role of foundations in addressing the nation’s challenges, and philanthropic accountability and governance.
Alberding holds a bachelor’s degree in English with honors from Brown University and an MBA from Northwestern University.
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