Marc Dones

Marc Dones is a social entrepreneur, policy strategist and social justice activist with 10+ years of experience in equitable systems transformation across local, state, and federal governmental systems. In Marc’s previous role as the Executive Director of the National Innovation Service (NIS), they oversaw day-to-day operations and strategy for policy, community engagement, and design, as well as operations and business development. Prior to launching NIS, Marc held various roles in social impact, specializing in policy, program design, continuous improvement. This includes leadership roles at The Future Company and Center for Social Innovation (C4). At C4, they lead the SPARC (Supporting Partnerships for Anti-Racist Communities) Initiative, engaging 8+ jurisdictions, 20+ agencies, and the US government in efforts to transform the national conversation about housing. They also served in various roles at the state-level, including working on the design and implementation of Governor Deval Patrick’s $10M/year youth violence reduction program in 11 cities. Outside of direct systems transformation, Marc is a faculty at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) and leverages their experience as a keynote & panelist. They have spoken at The White House & Harvard University. Marc holds a degree in Psychiatric Anthropology from New York University.

Education
BA in Psychiatric Anthropology, New York University

Course
Leadership and Strategic Management