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The Brian Lehrer ShowCharter Revision IdeasRichard Buery, CEO of Robin Hood and chair of the Charter Revision Commission convened by Mayor Adams, talks about the commission's preliminary report, including a possible change to NYC's primary elections. Correction: The Brennan Center supports shifting to even-year elections, but does not have a position on open primaries.
2025-05-1220 min
Goldman Sachs TalksHow Robin Hood CEO Rich Buery is addressing NYC’s rising poverty ratesRichard Buery is the CEO of Robin Hood, New York City’s largest poverty-fighting philanthropy. Since its founding in 1988, Robin Hood has invested more than $3 billion dollars in the fight against poverty. In this Talks at GS with Tony Pasquariello, global head of hedge fund coverage for Global Banking & Markets, co-head of One Goldman Sachs, and Robin Hood board member, Buery discusses the critical role of early childhood education, mental health, and public-private partnerships in creating lasting change, and how innovative approaches, including AI, are reshaping anti-poverty efforts. This episode was recorded on February 26, 2025. ...2025-03-3127 min
Not Another CEO PodcastPurpose Meets Impact - Richard Buery - Not Another CEO Podcast - Episode #32How do you build an organization that truly fights poverty at scale? In this episode of Not Another CEO Podcast, David Politis sits down with Rich Buery, CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation, to discuss his leadership journey, his experience shaping policies like Universal Pre-K in NYC, and how Robin Hood is evolving to meet modern challenges.Rich shares insights on hiring with purpose, managing multiple stakeholders, and why philanthropy needs both measurable outcomes and deep human connection to drive real change. Takeaways:Weekly CEO Emails for Transparency: Rich s...2025-02-251h 04
The Design Of Business | The Business of DesignS11E4: Richard Buery and Robin Hood Are Building a Coalition to Tackle Poverty in NYCRichard Buery is the CEO of Robin Hood, New York City’s largest poverty fighting organization. It supports high-impact community organizations and partners with state and local governments to elevate New Yorkers out of poverty. In 2023 alone, Robin Hood invested $129 million in 200 carefully selected poverty fighting organizations. And New Yorkers need this support more than ever before. Robin Hood’s 2024 Poverty Tracker, released in February, found that nearly 500,000 more New Yorkers lived in poverty in 2022 than in the year prior. But Richard and his team don't see that statistic as a foregone conclusion. It is an urgent call...2024-05-2957 min
This Robin Hood MomentAddressing NYC’s Poverty Surge: Insights from the Poverty Tracker (Pt 1) | This Robin Hood MomentWelcome to "This Robin Hood Moment" with your hosts Crystal Cooper and Kevin Thompson. In this episode, we delve into the staggering findings of the latest Poverty Tracker Annual Report, jointly released by Robin Hood and Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy. The report reveals a historic spike in poverty rates across New York City, with an additional 2 million residents plunging into poverty between 2021 and 2022 alone.Join us as we unpack the factors contributing to this alarming trend, and offer insights from Robin Hood CEO Richard R. Buery, Jr., Columbia CPSP Director Christopher Wimer, an...2024-04-1010 min
Edtech InsidersSpecial Episode: Postcards from Common Sense Summit on America's Kids and Families (Part 2)Send us a textEdtech Insiders joined the first Common Sense Summit on America's Kids and Families hosted by Common Sense Media at Pier 27 in San Francisco on January 28–30.The conference brought together advocates, researchers, youth leaders, policymakers, and other experts to take stock of America's kids and families and explore solutions to the most pressing issues across four core topic areas: kids and technology, youth mental health, early childhood education, and K–12 education. In this special episode (Part 2), Alex and Ben interviews: Margaret Spellings, former U.S. Secretary of EducationRajen...2024-03-1354 min
The Business of GivingCombating Poverty in NYC: A Conversation with Robin Hood Foundation's CEOThe following is a conversation between Richard Buery, the Chief Executive Officer of the Robin Hood Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.2024-02-0934 min
FormativeRichard Buery and Chanse: It’s time to contribute.After a successful nonprofit career, Rich found himself pivoting to an organization that had made his community work possible. Now the CEO of Robin Hood, he’s getting to support projects he loves, in neighborhoods he loves. In this episode, 7th grader Chanse picks his brain on everything from the importance of pre-k and afterschool programs — to anime.2023-05-0229 min
Attribution with Bob McKinnonServing Others w/ Richard BueryRichard Buery is CEO of Robin Hood, one of the nation’s leading anti-poverty organizations. Prior to this role, Rich had worked as Deputy Mayor of New York, where he was the key architect for the city’s Pre-K for All initiative. In our conversation, we talked about the many ways in which his work has attempted to alleviate scarcity by leveraging the abundant resources around us and his own background has informed his approach to service. I hope you enjoy. Links to learn more about: Richard Buery Robin Hood Foundation iMent...2023-02-0743 min
The 92 Report34. Richard Buery, Chief Executive Officer at Robin HoodRichard Buery has spent his career fighting to advance equal opportunities for families and communities often left behind. In September 2021, Richard became the CEO of Robin Hood, one of the nation’s leading anti-poverty organizations. He talks about his career since graduating from Harvard and his experiences in working to eliminate poverty. You can learn more about Robin Hood at www.robinhood.org or reach out to Richard on Linkedin. Key points include: 07:07: What works in running a successful nonprofit organization 17:33: Measuring, comparing and determining the impact of a nonprofit organization 22:28: Surprising elements of be...2022-10-2445 min
Instruction DiscussionCharter SchoolsCharter schools receive a lot of criticism. Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with Richard Buery, President of the Achievement First Charter School Network, to clear up any misconceptions and discuss the benefits charter schools present, especially in communities of color.2020-11-1027 min![What\'s The [DATA] Point](https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000240713998-4nl7bi-t3000x3000.jpg)
What's The [DATA] PointEpisode 10 - 30%This week's data point is 30% - the share, based on dollar value, of city contracts to be awarded to minority- and women-owned businesses by fiscal year 2021, according to a goal set by Mayor Bill de Blasio in September 2016. New York City Deputy Mayor Richard Buery joins the podcast to discuss his efforts to meet that goal.2017-08-3134 min
CUNY TV's Brian LehrerCrains Breakfast Forum with Richard Buery on Pre-KRichard Buery, deputy mayor for strategic policy initiatives on universal pre-k and other de Blasio signature goals.2014-06-0400 min