Steven Bosacker
Managing Director, GMF CitiesSteven Bosacker oversees the GMF Cities program. He was previously director of public sector innovation and strategic partnerships at Living Cities, a collaborative of philanthropic foundations and financial institutions committed to closing the income and wealth gap among people in US cities.
Bosacker built a career in Minnesota as the city coordinator of Minneapolis, chief of staff to Governor Jesse Ventura, and executive director and corporate secretary to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. He has held leadership roles on the advisory boards of the Congressional Management Foundation, the National Civic League, and CityHealth, which recommends the best policy solutions to ensure all people can make good health choices.
Bosacker holds a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Metropolitan State University.
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