Dory M. Rand joined Woodstock Institute as its sixth president in July 2008.  She brings a wealth of community reinvestment knowledge and proven ability to shape financial services policy to promote real world benefits for lower-income people.

Ms. Rand joins Woodstock Institute after 16 years at the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law in Chicago, most recently as the supervising attorney of the Center’s Community Investment Unit.  In this position, Ms. Rand advocated for and represented lower-income people on welfare law and public policy issues at the local, state, and national levels.  She and her staff focused on expanding community reinvestment and asset-building opportunities that move people from poverty to prosperity.