Anchor Institutions bring economic, human, and intellectual capital to help create community-driven solutions to challenges under-resourced neighborhoods and neighbors face in the Commonwealth. How have “anchors” successfully fostered trust-based partnerships to develop systems that address the social drivers of community health and
well being? What role does philanthropy play in these partnerships?

Join us as keynote speaker John Martin, Futurist, Author, and CEO & Managing Partner at SIR, opens the session followed by a panel discussion of Anchor Institution representatives sharing thoughts on their roles from a corporate, foundation, and university perspective.

Speakers:
Mark Johnson, Truist (moderator)
Valerie Liggins, The Cameron Foundation
John Martin, SIR
Sherry Norquist, Sentara
Melissa Perry, College of Public Health, GMU