Courtney Hrejsa is the Chief of Staff and Culture with the Inclusive Economy Lab. Courtney has previously played key roles in advancing research-based innovative practices in Chicago Public Schools in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education. With additional experiences in Chicago nonprofits and philanthropy, her career has a consistent throughline of working towards systems-level change to center the needs, perspectives, and dignity of communities impacted by long term disinvestment and structural racism.
Courtney holds a B.A. in cultural anthropology from University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; a Masters in Applied Anthropology from University of Maryland, College Park, and a Masters in Teaching from National Louis University.