Elodie Baquerot Lavery

Elodie Baquerot Lavery (she/her) is an experienced senior executive and champion for economic and social justice with a demonstrated history of working across sectors to design, drive, and collaborate on large-scale change efforts. She rejoins Public Allies after nine years at Living Cities, a leading racial economic justice organization that harnesses the collective power of 18 of the world’s largest foundations and financial institutions and partners with cities across the country to close their racial income and wealth gaps.

As COO of the organization, she led operations and strategic planning efforts. Prior to joining Living Cities, President Obama appointed Baquerot to serve at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). She went to HUD from the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, where she served as a Housing Fellow.

She has also worked as a Research Associate at Monash University, and at the New York City Economic Development Corporation. Baquerot holds a Master of Science from the London School of Economics and a BA from the University of Michigan.