On October 23rd, 2025, Asset Funders Network hosted a half-day workshop at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, bringing together funders, researchers, and practitioners to explore how guaranteed income and baby bonds can work together to address economic inequality.
We are grateful to our speakers for their time and expertise for this event.
SPEAKERS
- Alicia Atkinson- Research and Innovation Officer, The Wealth+ Work Futures Lab
- Amy Castro, PhD- Founding Director; Associate Professor of Social Policy & Practice, Center for Guaranteed Income, University of Pennsylvania
- Darrick Hamilton– Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy; Director, The New School’s Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy
- Yuan He, MD, MPH, FAAP– Medical Officer of Children’s Health at the Division of Reproductive, Adolescent, and Child Health at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health; Child Health Policy Advisor, Philly Joy Bank
- Amit Khanduri- Director of Programs, Baby Bonds GRO Fund
- Chinwe Onyekere– Senior Program Officer, Vanguard
- David Radcliffe– Director of State and Local Policy, The New School’s Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy
RESOURCES
- Philly Joy Bank
- theGroFund
- Baby Bonds History – Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy
- Time Article: One Way America Can Meaningfully Address Poverty
