Social Innovation Forum
We are glad to announce our two newest board members - Yasmin Cruz, Head of Strategy and Growth at Brown Advisory, and Jordan Krasnow, Of Counsel at Goulston & Storrs.
These newly elected members joined the Social Innovation Forum Board of Directors in the spring of 2018 and were announced at our Social Innovator Showcase. SIF's ten member board is an actively engaged group of business, philanthropic, and nonprofit leaders who provide strategic vision, guidance, and support to the Social Innovation Forum. Yasmin and Jordan mark the first two additions to SIF's founding board since our spin-off from Root Cause three years ago.
Yasmin Cruz
Yasmin Cruz is Head of Strategy and Growth for Brown Advisory’s Boston Office, focused on strategic planning and cultivating partnerships. In her prior role, Yasmin provided oversight as Director, Corporate Responsibility of John Hancock’s Community Investment Strategy. Previous to her work in corporate philanthropy, Yasmin served as an equity and fixed income analyst. Yasmin remains dedicated to enabling sector-wide and deep impact to the most pressing social problems through board work – currently serving as Board Director at the Lenny Zakim Fund and ArtsBoston, and as Corporator at Eastern Bank. Yasmin earned her MBA from Boston College and Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Babson College.
Jordan Krasnow
Jordan Krasnow is Of Counsel at the law firm of Goulston & Storrs in Boston. Prior to becoming Of Counsel, Jordan was a Director at the firm for 26 years. During his 46 year career, Jordan specialized in local and national commercial real estate transactions, financing and development. Since his retirement as a Director, Jordan has engaged with a number of nonprofits in greater Boston. He serves on several other boards, including Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston, Playworks New England, Veterans Legal Services, and the Roxbury Preparatory Charter School Foundation. Jordan is an Access to Justice Fellow, is a volunteer at Playworks as a recess coach at the Eliot School in the North End, and is a real estate and organizational development advisor to several small nonprofits, including 2018 Social Innovator, Fathers’ UpLift. Jordan received his A.B. from Clark University and his J.D. magna cum laude from Boston University Law School.