A Closer Look: Jo Christine Miles Director, Principal Community Relations and the Principal Foundation Inc. Friday, July 2, 2021 6:00 AM At a Glance Hometown: Washington, D.C. Education: Master of International Affairs, economic and political development, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, New York, N.Y.; Juris Doctor, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Central Islip, N.Y.; Bachelor of Arts, political science, University of Houston, Houston, Texas. Family: Husband, Everett, and two sons, Ellis, 9, and Evan, 7, and their dog, Cooper (a cavalier King Charles spaniel) Activities: Walking, enjoying nature
Living and working in New York City, Miles had recently left a successful career as a corporate restructuring lawyer with one of the country’s largest law firms to become a philanthropy consultant. In that role, she provided expertise to a number of influential private foundations and nonprofits, including the Rockefeller Philanthropic Advisors, the New York State Health Foundation, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, the New York Women’s Foundation, and the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts. She previously was a public policy fellow for Philanthropy New York, where her work focused on equitable and inclusive philanthropy, gender equity, health and international grant-making.