Thaddeus Ferber is a Program Director at the Forum for Youth Investment where he oversees work related to policy.

Thaddeus joined the Forum in 1998 as a John Gardner Public Service Fellow. Author of multiple publications, Thaddeus represents the Forum as spokesperson at national events and conferences as well as on national media outlets. He provides advice and testimony to foundations, major nonprofits, and government agencies. Thaddeus helped draft and advance the Federal Youth Coordination Act, creating a council of the Secretaries of all major federal departments charged with aligning federal efforts for youth. Thaddeus launched the Youth Policy Action Center (www.youthpolicyactioncenter.org), a collaborative effort by more than 90 organizations to build a national constituency that contacts elected officials about youth issues.

Prior to his work at the Forum, Thaddeus was involved in youth development research, writing, practice and policy within a number of organizations, both in the United States and abroad.

Thaddeus is the Program Committee Chair of the Mentor’s Inc. Board of Directors, and serves on the Campaign for Youth’s Steering Committee.

Thaddeus earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Youth Development and Policy from Stanford University.

Committed to increasing the quality and quantity of youth investment and youth involvement in the United States, the Forum supports organizations and communities that invest in young people by promoting a “big picture” approach to planning, research, advocacy and policy development among the broad range of national organizations that help communities invest in children, youth and families. The Forum for Youth Investment is the core operating division of Impact Strategies, Inc. ISI is the legal entity created to house the Forum for Youth Investment, the Cady-Lee Meeting Center and future related endeavors.