Peg Birk

"Understanding public policy is fundamental to all disciplines in all sectors. Leadership in any field demands an understanding of local, regional, national, and international policy to solve problems and transform systems. The Humphrey School is one of the best public policy schools in the nation. I am honored to be a resource to the dean as he continues to build on the legacy of Hubert Humphrey in a critical time in the public policy arena. I fully expect the graduates of the Institute to continue the great tradition of being extraordinary leaders in business, government, foundations, and nonprofits."

Areas of Expertise

Leadership, philanthropy, spirituality and health

Biography

Peg Birk is the president and cheif executive officer of Interim Solutions. She was the first full-time executive director of the George Family Foundation. Previously, she served as the co-executive director of the Minnesota Early Learning Foundation and as interim president for The McKnight Foundation.

Birk is on the Minnesota Women’s Economic Roundtable board of directors, the dean’s advisory council at the University of Minnesota’s Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and the Minnesota Early Learning Foundation board of directors.

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Dual degrees with the schools of management (MPP/MBA), law, social work, public health, landscape architecture, and civil engineering Executive education, including a nonprofit management certificate