Boston Fed Advisory Council Member Has a Goal: Help Others “Exit Poverty in a Generation”

There’s no grand idea that will end poverty,” says Betty Francisco '98, general counsel of Compass Working Capital and a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s Community Development Advisory Council. “But rather a collection of ideas, solutions and players in ecosystems that work cohesively and collaboratively around achieving racial equity outcomes. That’s how we can begin breaking the cycle of poverty.”

WHO Recommends AstraZeneca Vaccine, but Questions Complicate Rollout

We're going to see the same cycle again, Professor Brook Baker '76, senior policy analyst for Health GAP, tells VOA."The rich countries will run to the front of the line for the new variant vaccines. And countries will be left behind again as petri dishes for new variants to develop."