Cecilia Conrad

CTL-E-4883 · Person · politician · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Managing Director, MacArthur Foundation (MacArthur Fellows Program). Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Inspiring Creativity: 35 Years of the MacArthur Fellows Program' (2016-01-12).

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: Managing Director, MacArthur Foundation (MacArthur Fellows Program). Civic lenses: 10 Faith, Community & Civic Organizations, 09 Arts, Culture & Historic Preservation. Programs: Inspiring Creativity: 35 Years of the MacArthur Fellows Program (2016-01-12). Identity verification: "She's a very rare breed of economist – Black, Wellesley and Stanford trained" — Make It Better (better.net interview). Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

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City Club of Chicago: Inspiring Creativity: 35 Years of the MacArthur Fellows Program — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Inspiring Creativity: 35 Years of the MacArthur Fellows Program" (2016-01-12). Role at time: Managing Director, MacArthur Foundation (MacArthur Fellows Program).

Sources

Identity evidence: "She's a very rare breed of economist – Black, Wellesley and Stanford trained" — Make It Better (better.net interview)
City Club of Chicago program: Inspiring Creativity: 35 Years of the MacArthur Fellows Program (2016-01-12) — https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/1056/inspiring-creativity-35-years-of-the-macarthur-fellows-program (primary source)

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