Earl Buford
President/CEO @ CAEL
- Role
- President at Cael
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Earl Buford
As a lifelong champion of projects that improve job seekers\' and employers\' quality of life, I have collectively fundraised more than $200+ million in public and private resources to ensure these customers are connected equitably. Commended for building successful partnerships, innovating new ideas, piloting strategic solutions, and ensuring the community and the workforce continues to thrive. Active board member of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions (Board Treasurer), Cleveland Federal Reserve Board-Pittsburgh Chapter, Bridgeway Capital (Board Treasurer), Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Midwest Urban Strategies, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Excelsior University, among many others; and former member of Vice President Joe Biden’s Advisory Task Force on Effective Workforce Strategies, the Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s Task Force on Minority Unemployment, and National Skills Coalition Advisory Board.
Experience
President
Apr 2021 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US
Leads CAEL\'s mission of providing solutions to promote sustainable and equitable economic growth in collaboration with workforce and economic developers, post-secondary educators, employers, industry groups, foundations, and other mission-aligned groups. Under my leadership, CAEL was invited to join the National Governors Association’s (NGA) Workforce Innovation Network as an advisory member supporting NGA on its development and delivery of programming and technical assistance to states on workforce innovation.
Education
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Bachelor of Arts - BA, History
Skills
- Board Development
- Green Technology
- Budgets
- Community Outreach
- Community Development
- Community Organizing
- Program Development
- Team Building
- Work Life Balance
- Strategic Planning
- Human Capital
- Non-Profits
- Economic Development
- Public Speaking
- Career Counseling
- Leadership
- Program Management
- Fundraising
- Workforce Development
- Graduate Assessment
- Leadership Development
- Event Planning
- Budgeting
- Career Development
- Public Companies
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