White Brad

Brad White

Senior Program Director - Built Environment, Richard Driehaus Foundation

Brad White is the Senior Program Director – Built Environment at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. He is responsible for overseeing development and implementation of program goals and funding strategy for the Built Environment program.

Brad has nearly 40 years of experience in community development, affordable housing, and philanthropy.  Brad previously served as the Associate Director of the Alphawood Foundation where he identified potential new grantees, provided grantmaking recommendations, and developed strategies to address racial equity in grantmaking and staffing. Prior to his work at the Alphawood Foundation, Brad spent more than ten years overseeing the development of affordable housing. He was the development manager for Related Midwest during the first phase of Roosevelt Square, which included more than 300 units of affordable housing, as well as retail and office space.

Brad was appointed by President Barack Obama, as a General Public Member, to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation in 2011; he was reappointed in 2014 and served until October 2020.  He led the task force on Historic Preservation and Rightsizing and directed the development of a policy statement on community revitalization.  Brad is on the Board of Enrich Chicago, a not-for-profit organization focused on racial equity and inclusion in the arts. He is serves as a board member of DOCOMOMO-US, board member of the Julius Rosenwald-Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park Campaign, and a member of the Public Policy Committee of ULI Chicago.  He is the former Chair of Landmarks Illinois, Preservation Action, and the Ely Chapter of Lambda Alpha.