Joan Lombardi

Community Storytelling

Communities for Kids Convening Keynote

Joan Lombardi, Ph.D., is a senior scholar at the Center for Child and Human Development at Georgetown University and director of Early Opportunities LLC. Over the past 50 years, Lombardi has made significant contributions in the areas of child and family policy as an innovative leader and policy adviser to national and international organizations and foundations and as a public servant. Her work focuses on young children, families, and communities, and the intersection of health, education, and family support. She currently serves as the chair of the RAPID-EC study. Lombardi served as the first Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood during the Obama administration and the first director of the Child Care Bureau during the Clinton administration.