Julia Stasch is President of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, one of the nation’s largest philanthropies with assets of more than $6.3 billion, and offices in Chicago, Mexico City, New Delhi and Abuja, Nigeria. With a broad background of leadership in the business, governmental and philanthropic sectors, she has served as the Foundation’s President since March 2015.

Stasch joined the Foundation in 2001 as Vice President for U.S. Programs, responsible for major work in the United States, including strategies related to justice, housing, education, community and economic development and social and economic policy.

Prior to joining the Foundation, she worked for the City of Chicago, first as Commissioner of the Department of Housing and as Chief of Staff to then 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, a significant accomplishment was the design and negotiation of the $1.5 billion plan for transformation of public housing in Chicago.

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