Robin Kramer
MEMBER SINCE: 2020
Managing Director, The Smidt Foundation; Chief of Staff, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, City of Los Angeles; Executive Director, Harbor Freight Tools for Schools; Management / Organization Consultant, Self-employed; Senior Advisor, Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands; Senior Director, Broad Foundation; Consultant, Robin Kramer & Associates; Senior Fellow, California Community Foundation; Interim President, LAAMP/LEARN Regional School Reform Alliance; Chief of Staff, Mayor Richard Riordan, City of Los Angeles; Depuy Mayor, Communications & Community, Mayor Richard Riordan, City of Los Angeles; Senior Vice President, Marathon Communications; Chief Deputy, Councilman Richard Alatorre, City of Los Angeles; Executive Director, Coro Foundation; Chief Deputy, Councilman Bob Ronka, City of Los Angeles; Executive Director, Southern CA Democratic Party; State Volunteer Director, Brown for Governor; Instructor in Government, Harvard School
History of Employment
Primary Policy Areas
Civil Rights and Liberties, Education, Government Operations/Innovation, Infrastructure, Nonprofit/Philanthropy, Poverty, Urban Affairs
Primary Sector of Expertise
Non-profit
Primary Functions
Communications and Marketing, Organizational Structure/Design/Development, Strategic Planning
Management Matters Podcast
How Philanthropies Connect Individuals to Meaningful Work with Robin Kramer
Season: 1 Episode:41 | February 15, 2021
Show Notes:
In this episode, we welcome Robin Kramer, Managing Director at the Smidt Foundation and Academy Fellow, to discuss her experiences as Chief of Staff to the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, the role of philanthropy in making government work, and moving beyond connecting people to a job to connecting them with meaningful work.
Topics Include:
- Robin's role as chief of staff to two Mayors of the City of Los Angeles
- Promoting innovation and invention through public policy programs
- The role of philanthropy in making government work; the challenges and opportunities
- The specific challenges associated with getting people back to work
- Progressing from connecting individuals to jobs to connecting individuals to meaningful work
- The process of the Tools for Schools program
- Recommended policies for the future.
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