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JEFF HORNSTEIN
PH.D. is the Executive Director of Philadelphia Economy League. In prior years he was the Director of Financial & Policy Analysis for the Philadelphia City Controller and works on critical issues relating to Philadelphia's fiscal and economic health. In addition to data-driven analyses of issues including property tax reform and delinquency, the efficacy of tax incentive programs, the impact of charter schools on the finances of the Philadelphia School District, and the efficacy of the City's tourism and convention promotion entities, he is running two citywide initiatives on behalf of Controller Butkovitz. The Anchor Procurement Initiative aims to increase local jobs and economic activity by increasing local spending on the part of Philadelphia's major eds-and-meds institutions. The Retirement Security Initiative seeks to improve retirement security by creating a city-sponsored retirement savings plan for private-sector employers. Jeff is also active in civic life, currently serving on the board of Queen Village Neighbors Association and as Vice Chair of the Philadelphia Crosstown Coalition. As chair of the PCC’s Education Committee, he helped convene the Friends Of Neighborhood Education, a citywide network of community groups that support neighborhood public schools. He was a co-founder of the Philadelphia Public School Giving Circle, a donor-advised fund that provides small grants to disadvantaged neighborhood schools. |