Emily Garr Pacetti is a nonprofit and philanthropic executive with more than 15 years’ experience in community and economic development leadership, research, and policy analysis. Pacetti grew up in Northeast Ohio and has dedicated her career to economic mobility for lower income communities. She a regular transit rider.
RTA Experience
- Emily Garr Pacetti was appointed to serve on the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Board of Trustees by Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne beginning January 2024.
- Chair, Organizational Services & Performance Monitoring Committee
Career Experience
- Community Affairs Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
- Associate Director, The Rockefeller Foundation
- Director of Research and Evaluation, Fund for Our Economic Future
- Prior positions at: Brookings Institution, Economic Policy Institute
Board Affiliations
Education
- Fulbright Garcia-Robles Fellowship, Mexico City, 2005-2007
- Master’s in Public Administration, Harvard Kennedy School
- Master’s in Urban Studies, El Colegio de Mexico
- Bachelor of Arts, Political Communications, Emerson College
Contact Information
Board of Trustees
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
1240 W. 6th Street
Cleveland, OH 44113
216-356-3120, email