Chief Executive Officer

Emily Campbell

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Emily Campbell serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer for The Center for Community Solutions, a nonpartisan nonprofit policy and research think tank focused on health, social, and economic conditions. Campbell previously worked for a U.S. Congressman, and she has consulted with numerous nonprofits, foundations, and government agencies to provide data and public policy decision support. Her work on poverty has appeared in every major newspaper in Ohio and she has been interviewed by a wide variety of media outlets including The Economist, The New York Times, ESPN.com, MSNBC, and NPR. She serves on the Board of United Way of Greater Cleveland, the steering committee of First Year Cleveland, and several other Boards and committees in Cleveland and beyond. She was recently named one of Cleveland’s “Power 150” and a Woman of Note by Crain’s Cleveland Business. Campbell holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Master of Arts in Political Science from Case Western Reserve University.

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Emily Campbell

Poverty & Safety Net
Article

What helps poor families? A look at new census data

Emily Campbell
September 16, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Poverty Speaks 2019: Getting help

Emily Campbell
September 9, 2019
Article

New census numbers, what we’re keeping an eye on

Emily Campbell
September 3, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Research

Poverty Speaks 2019: Survey of low-income residents in Cuyahoga County

Emily Campbell
August 7, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Article

Poverty Speaks 2019: Making tough choices

Emily Campbell
August 7, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
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Poverty Speaks 2019: Climbing out of poverty

Emily Campbell
August 7, 2019
Poverty & Safety Net
Public testimony

HB 96 testimony: Refundable child tax credit

Community Solutions Team
February 26, 2025
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Community Solutions Team
March 6, 2023