Vice President of Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives
Mary Micevych Jerome is the United Nations Foundation’s Vice President of Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives, where she leads Foundation-wide strategy for revenue growth and philanthropic engagement.
Mary co-founded the strategic advisory firm the Eliasson Group where she worked with partners (including the Ad Council, McCain Institute at Arizona State University, Open Society Foundations, UNESCO, among others) to maximize impact, harness cultural relevance, and operate with resilient and diversified resources.
Previously, Mary served as the head of Brand Development at Single Stop, the only non-profit to be incubated and spun out of the Robin Hood Foundation. Single Stop earned two White House Social Innovation Grants and was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies during her tenure. Prior to Single Stop, Mary led strategic partnerships and cause marketing campaigns at United Way of New York City, managing the first hip hop shows at Carnegie Hall in partnership with Jay Z and the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation to raise funds for college and career readiness programs; “What’s On the Table?” an initiative to combat hunger in New York City; the Hurricane Sandy Recovery Fund which coordinated response funds across 13 affected states; and READ NYC, a 5,000-person festival on early-grade reading. Mary also led the NYC chapter of the Women’s Leadership Council (now Women United), a network of women philanthropists.
Mary began her career at the Atlantic Council leading global marketing and communications efforts including the Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum, the Distinguished Global Leadership Awards, and the Global Citizen Awards.
