Roger Low

Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   Colorado Equitable Economic Mobility Initiative Ceemi

   Aug 2021 — Present · Denver, CO, US

   The Colorado Equitable Economic Mobility Initiative (CEEMI)(pronounced SEE-mee), a public, private, and philanthropic partnership to scale effective, rigorously-evaluated higher education and workforce development programs, unlocking opportunity for Coloradans in or near povertyWorking with many partners, supporters, funders and stakeholders, I founded CEEMI during the first half of 2021 because the public sector can do vastly more to scale economic mobility programs that work. Over Coloradans of working age live in poverty (2X+ as likely as their neighbors to be people of color). Barely any of them have access to programs repeatedly shown to substantially lift long-term wages and credential attainment, despite 30+ federal funding streams with a workforce development component. It makes no sense!As Colorado deploys $6 billion+ in federal stimulus funds, with additional possible funding on the horizon, we can do better, and Colorado can lead the way.As of August 2021, CEEMI raised enough seed capital to launch and begin staffing up. We\'re advancing our vision through public engagement (organizing, issue-education, advocacy, meeting policymakers), coalition & platform building, innovative financing, technical assistance & capacity-building for state/local governments/nonprofits, and more.

Education

• Yale University

  Bachelor's degree, History

  2003 — 2007

• Princeton University

  Master's degree, Public Affairs

  2014 — 2016