The Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board

Leopoldino Jeronimo is the Strategic Planning Specialist at the Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board since June 2022. He leads planning efforts; maintains internal data systems and research tools; overlooks the Youth Master Plan, action plans, the status of youth report, and the multi-jurisdictional children’s and young people’s budget. Academically, Leo holds two degrees, a master's in Sustainable International Development & a Master's in Conflict Resolution and co-existence completed at The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. Leo's research interests include evidence-based policy design, political economy and structural power dynamics in global affairs. He discusses these topics on his podcast — the Thinking Through with LJ podcast.