Ted Howard, co-founder and Executive Director of The Democracy Collaborative at the University of Maryland, a national leader in the study of community wealth building strategies, is also a Senior Fellow for Social Justice at The Cleveland Foundation helping develop a comprehensive economic inclusion, job creation and wealth building strategy known as “The Cleveland Model.” Previously Ted served for nine years as board Chairman of Search for Common Ground, the world’s largest conflict resolution NGO. He also serves on the board of LIFT, a national organization dedicated to engaging young Americans in combating poverty.