Ellen Greeley, Program Officer

Ellen Greeley brings to the philanthropic community extensive knowledge of public sector management and policy development, having served in high-level positions in the public sector for almost twenty years. As policy advisor to the Speaker of the New York City Council and the director of the Council’s policy think-tank, she was involved in a broad range of policy initiatives and fiscal review involving housing, environment, land use, criminal justice, transportation, and health issues. Ellen specializes in quantitative analysis for program evaluation, developing and executing survey instruments and performance indicators.

Ellen is a member of the New York Regional Association of Grantmakers Family Foundation Network, a trustee of Temple Israel of Northern Westchester and former president of the Croton/ Cortlandt Center for the Arts.

Ellen earned an M.S. in Urban and Policy Sciences and a B.A. in Political Science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Recently, she completed a seminar on affordable housing at Pace Law School.

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