Mark Rigdon Email & Phone Number

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

-Developed State Government Relations strategy and operational framework-Manage State Government Relations team and direct supporting consultants -Manage multi-million dollar state advocacy budget to support team operations and advance advocacy goals-Manage the implementation of state advocacy strategies and assess their effectiveness over time-Developed and manage state advocacy learning agenda to inform strategy implementation and evolution over… Show more -Developed State Government Relations strategy and operational framework-Manage State Government Relations team and direct supporting consultants -Manage multi-million dollar state advocacy budget to support team operations and advance advocacy goals-Manage the implementation of state advocacy strategies and assess their effectiveness over time-Developed and manage state advocacy learning agenda to inform strategy implementation and evolution over time-Participate in Senior Leadership Team deliberations and decision making-Collaborate across the organization to leverage experience and expertise to support Strada's state advocacy strategies Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Directed team responsible for developing and implementing state and local policy, advocacy and communications strategies across BMGF focus states• Managed team budget and oversaw state portfolio performance reporting• Oversaw grantmaking activities of 12-member team and supported their development• Served on leadership team which oversaw the coordination and implementation of all foundation initiatives within our division

Seattle, Wa

● Directed strategy development for Early Learning, K12, and Post-Secondary policy, advocacy, and communications priorities within USPAC● Managed USPAC annual planning and budgeting process, directed ongoing pipeline and portfolio management activities, and conducted business analyses as needed ● Developed and managed innovative performance management system that tracks effectiveness of investments in partners and applies lessons learned to improve strategic focus and increase… Show more ● Directed strategy development for Early Learning, K12, and Post-Secondary policy, advocacy, and communications priorities within USPAC● Managed USPAC annual planning and budgeting process, directed ongoing pipeline and portfolio management activities, and conducted business analyses as needed ● Developed and managed innovative performance management system that tracks effectiveness of investments in partners and applies lessons learned to improve strategic focus and increase programmatic impact Show less

New York, Ny

•Developed the firm’s $250 million New Skills at Work Initiative focused on aligning local workforce training systems with employer demand in JPMC markets around the world•Created and managed the firm’s $30 million Small Business Forward initiative that connects entrepreneurs to investors, mentors, training programs, workforce pipelines, and scalable facilities that support their rapid growth • Co-created and managed The Fellowship Initiative, the firm’s highly effective $10 million… Show more •Developed the firm’s $250 million New Skills at Work Initiative focused on aligning local workforce training systems with employer demand in JPMC markets around the world•Created and managed the firm’s $30 million Small Business Forward initiative that connects entrepreneurs to investors, mentors, training programs, workforce pipelines, and scalable facilities that support their rapid growth • Co-created and managed The Fellowship Initiative, the firm’s highly effective $10 million college-access program for young men of color•Designed and implemented strategic re-organization of firm’s $100 million philanthropy programs which led to a 50% increase in the Foundation’s budget•Directed global education grant making investments which helped disseminate the community school model across 17 states and three countries Show less

Chicago, Il

•Directed the Trust’s $50 million Education Initiative that improved literacy rates in the district and developed innovative professional development models that served hundreds of teachers in The Chicago Public Schools•Managed Chicago Campaign to Expand Community Schools, a public/private partnership that raised $15 million from 17 funders to ceate the district’s first 100 community schools

•Managed the Foundation’s two largest grant programs that distributed $8 million annually and provided technical support to grantees•Managed Small Grants Program which distributed $2 million annually•Developed the Chicago Public Schools Roundtable that brought researchers together with senior CPS administrators to design school improvement strategies

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Analyzed education issues and made policy recommendations to Governors resulting in policy reforms affecting professional development practices and state accountability requirements in 8 states•Helped negotiate partnership with IBM to host 1996 National Education Summit and co-authored statement of support for systemic education reform approaches endorsed by Summit participants

Madison, Wisconsin Area

•Studied alternative approaches to organizing school accountability and management systems in Kentucky and Vermont•Co-authored Harvard Education Review article on accountability and effective school management in restructured schools which proved so popular that it was included in an edited volume of popular HER articles

•Co-authored article about implications of educational choice for public education.•Wrote survey instruments and managed their distribution to 10,000 respondents.•Prepared policy evaluation reports submitted to the Wisconsin State Legislature

M.B.A., Marketing

Ph.D., Political Science

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Lacrosse Team, Parliamentary Debate,

Education record

Education record