Wendy Lewis Jackson

Wendy is the managing director for the Detroit Program. She leads The Kresge Foundation’s efforts to revitalize Detroit and strengthen its social and economic fabric. Her work supports organizations providing economic opportunity for low-income people and addresses the needs of vulnerable children and families. Wendy is an American Marshall Memorial Fellow of the German Marshall Fund of the United States; the Association of Black Foundation Executives named her an Emerging Leader in 2008. Wendy earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and communications from the University of Michigan. She also holds a master’s degree in social work from U-M, with a concentration in community organization and social policy and planning. Wendy serves on the Annual Conference Host Committee, the Government Relations Public Policy Committee, the Office of the Foundation Liaison Advisory Committee, the Statewide Equity Fund Strategic Support Working Group and the Michigan Forum for African Americans in Philanthropy.