Reminiscences of Michael H. Brown : oral history, 2007.

Biographical Note

Co-Founder and CEO, City Year.

Scope and Contents

Childhood and family life in Boston, MA; education: B.A., Harvard University, Social Studies, 1984; J.D., Harvard Law School, 1988; career: co-founder and CEO, City Year, 1988-present; experience working on Capitol Hill, efforts in legislatively galvanizing a national service campaign; City Year: its inception, fundraising efforts, funding support from General Atlantic Partners/Echoing Green and the Atlantic Philanthropies [AP], federal support and impact in formation of new national policy, nationalization of City Year program; AP's anonymity policy and transition into a public foundation; City Year's role in creation of AmeriCorps and work with William J. Clinton administration; remembrances: Alan A. A. Khazei, Edwin C. Cohen.

Subjects

• Atlantic Philanthropies (Organization)
• Brown, Michael H., 1960---Interviews.
• Chief executive officers--Interviews.
• City Year (Service corps)
• Interviews.
• National service--United States.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Starecheski, Amy, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr

Access Conditions

Copyright held by: The Trustees of Columbia University of the City of New York and The Atlantic Philanthropies, 2007.