Launched in 2016, The MetroAlliance makes and facilitates investments in inclusive and diverse neighborhoods , as investor, counsel, consultant, lawyer, board member and principal, based on a theory of change described in the 2013 DePaul Journal for Social Justice article, The Coming Integration
About the Principal
President & CEO
Jay Readey is a lawyer, consultant and social entrepreneur who has worked for many years on issues of racial and socioeconomic equity. Jay founded and serves as President and
CEO of The MetroAlliance, a social venture focused on neighborhood transformation. Through a mix of for-profit strategies and nonprofit initiatives, The MetroAllian
Jay Readey is a lawyer, consultant and social entrepreneur who has worked for many years on issues of racial and socioeconomic equity. Jay founded and serves as President and
CEO of The MetroAlliance, a social venture focused on neighborhood transformation. Through a mix of for-profit strategies and nonprofit initiatives, The MetroAlliance focuses on strengthening dynamic metropolitan communities, especially the South Side and South Suburbs of Chicago.
In the course of his work with The MetroAlliance, Jay supports the creation and growth of numerous small businesses and nonprofit organizations, along with housing and community development strategies for community vitality. Jay was a 2012 Fellow of Leadership Greater Chicago and a member of the inaugural 2015 class of Presidential Leadership Scholars through the Bush and Clinton Presidential Libraries and Foundations.
Jay practices law with Ginsberg Jacobs LLC, focused on complex community development finance, and teaches as an adjunct
Jay was a 1994 graduate of Yale College with majors in African-American Studies and American Studies. He received a JD from Yale Law School and an MBA from the Yale School of Management in 2004.
Projects and partners
Green Era Sustainability Campus
Southland Development Authority NFP
Southland Development Authority NFP
Closed July 2020 as Counsel , Advisor and Grantwriter
Through NeighborScapes NFP, as MetroAlliance direct investments, or in partnerships or joint ventures, The MetroAlliance rehabs vacant and blighted buildings, works with Land Banks, and promotes transformation without displacement to help create stable, diverse communities of opportunity.
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