Biography: Gary L. Cunningham is Senior Advisor at the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School for Social Research. His career spans public policy, philanthropy, and nonprofit leadership, including President and CEO of Prosperity Now, Vice President at the Northwest Area Foundation, and Director of Planning and Development for Hennepin County. He is a board member of Momentus Capital and holds a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.  He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public.