Thaddeus Ferber

Thaddeus Ferber joined Give Something Back in 2023. Thaddeus holds a BA in Youth Development and Policy from Stanford University. Prior to Give Back, Thaddeus spent 25 years building the Forum for Youth Investment. Thaddeus drafted policy recommendations adopted by the White House Task Force for Disadvantaged Youth in the George W. Bush administration, and by the White House Council for Community Solutions in the Obama Administration. He helped orchestrate National Youth Summits for the George W. Bush and Obama Administrations. He crafted and successfully advocated for the Federal Youth Coordination Act, and for the Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth legislation. In partnership with the Aspen Forum for Community Solutions and Gap Inc., Thaddeus launched the Opportunity Youth Network, bringing together the nation’s leading corporations, foundations, nonprofits and young people to reconnect young people who are not in school and not employed. He also created the Youth Policy Action Center before merging with two additional advocacy campaigns to cofound SparkAction.org.