Jeff Sternberg

Director of Research & Evaluation @Steans Family Foundation

Chicago, IL, US

Built out data strategy and reporting system in order to track, measure, and evaluate the success of their social investments across their economic opportunity, housing, education (early childhood, K-12, post-secondary), workforce development and policy portfolios, unlocking insights to drive data-driven decision-making across the organization- Evaluated impact by combining and analyzing a host of secondary administrative data sets, neighborhood level data collection via data-sharing agreements with anchor institutions, and novel data collection associated with foundation specific investments- Conducted background research and wrote literature reviews on specific program interventions and social issues, secondary research to depict baseline conditions and long-term trends in the neighborhood, and primary qualitative and quantitative research working with community partners and residents- The research projects conducted include studies of guaranteed income, community wealth-building, affordable housing development, STEAM schools, Pre-K seat allotments, and local workforce pipelines- Networked and engaged with local community groups on the ground including small non-profits and service providers, anchor institutions, planning associations, resident councils, universities, boards, and more to produce community-based participatory research.