Maria Tildon
Vice President

The office of Government, Community, & Economic Partnerships works to build and strengthen Johns Hopkins‘ relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders, policymakers, business and community leaders, and neighborhood residents, whose interest and support are vital to the mission of Johns Hopkins.

Pairing the power of Johns Hopkins University’s data-driven research with its commitment to the important role universities play in a democracy, the building will be a vibrant new convening space ready to serve students, world-renowned researchers, and policymakers from city halls to the halls of Congress and beyond.

Lainie Rutkow
Vice Provost

The Office of Interdisciplinary Initiatives has programmatic and operational oversight of the university’s national engagement strategy and the new building in Washington, D.C. at 555 Pennsylvania Ave.; building out and strengthening the university’s policy footprint in the nation’s capital; and coordinating and supporting emerging One University initiatives across the schools and centers.