Jonathan Drapkin
2023 ALI Fellow

Jonathan Drapkin brings to ALI a passion for examining major societal challenges such as housing, urban blight, and community regeneration. Jonathan, founder of Drapkin Strategies consulting firm, spent 37 years in public and nonprofit service, most recently as CEO of the Hudson Valley think tank, Pattern for Progress, focused on improving the lives of the 2.4 million residents of the region. Before that, he managed the development of the $150 million community-benefit performing arts center and museum at the historic site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival. A former county manager of Sullivan County, NY, Jonathan also served as director of the Office of Oversight and Investigation for the New York City Council.