Lindsay Sobel leads JFF’s development team and fundraising strategy, mobilizing resources for the organization’s mission and vision through foundation and corporate philanthropy, government grants and contracts, earned revenue, and individual giving.

Skills and areas of expertise include:

• Organizational strategy
• Development and external affairs
• Policy and advocacy
• College-and-career readiness and career-connected learning
• K-12 education transformation

Before joining JFF, Sobel was chief of policy, planning and external affairs at Teach Plus. Over a decade and a half, she led the development, policy, research, and growth and impact teams, served as a state executive director and interim CEO, and co-founded the Center for Inspired Teaching & Exceptional Learning.

Educational background:

• Bachelor’s degree in political science, University of Michigan
• Master’s in public policy, Harvard Kennedy School