City Parks Alliance
Jesse Brackenbury currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation, Inc., overseeing preservation efforts for these iconic landmarks in collaboration with the National Park Service. Since July 2019, Brackenbury has also been a Board Member and Treasurer for City Parks Alliance. Previous leadership roles include Executive Director of the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, where significant financial improvements were achieved, and membership on various advisory boards such as the Boston Public Market Association and the Mayor’s Mobility Plan Advisory Committee. With extensive experience in project leadership at The Boston Consulting Group and the World Food Programme, Jesse Brackenbury holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BA in Political Economy from Williams College.
City Parks Alliance
City Parks Alliance is the only independent, nationwide membership organization solely dedicated to urban parks. It unites and serves a growing network of hundreds of civic and community leaders, government agencies, parks and recreation authorities, funders and others.