Derek R.B. Douglas
 Derek
R.B. Douglas joined the University of Chicago in January 2012 as the
Vice President for Civic Engagement. In this role, he leads the
University's local, national, and international urban development and
civic engagement efforts. He also spearheads the University's efforts to
work in partnership with the surrounding South Side neighborhoods, city,
region, nation, and globe to advance urban economic development, enhance
the quality of life for residents, and enrich the work of University
faculty and students through research, education, and direct engagement.
From 2009 through 2011, Douglas served on the White House Domestic
Policy Council (DPC) as Special Assistant to President Barack Obama,
where he led the DPC's work on urban and metropolitan policy issues.
Prior to working in the White House, Douglas served as Washington
Counsel to New York Governor David A. Paterson and Director of Governor
Paterson's Washington, D.C. office. In this capacity, Douglas served as
the Governor's chief architect for federal policy and oversaw federal
policy development and advocacy on domestic, economic, and urban policy
issues for the State of New York.
Douglas also served as
Associate Director of Economic Policy at the Center for American
Progress where he founded and served as Director of the Economic
Mobility Program. Before joining the Center, Douglas was a Counsel at
O'Melveny & Myers LLP and an Assistant Counsel at the NAACP Legal
Defense and Educational Fund.
Douglas graduated from the
University of Michigan with Highest Honors in Economics and from the
Yale Law School.
Any contributions will be
gratefully accepted
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