Jeff Bauer, Founder/Principal. Jeff's work and career span the realms of government, business, politics, education, nonprofit leadership, development, and civic engagement. He has worked both on statewide campaigns and in state government, served as the executive director of an urban agriculture and microenterprise organization, founded two private international foundations, started a fine art publishing company, created and managed numerous community partnerships, and done years of community work with children and families. While serving as the Vice President of Public Affairs at The Family Partnership in Minneapolis, MN he led a successful effort to pass a Safe Harbor law in Minnesota and to obtain some of the most significant state investments in the country for shelter, services, and training to protect children from trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. 

Jeff has been recognized with many awards for the impact of this work, including a Minnesota Jaycees Ten Outstanding Young Minnesotans Award, the Foundation for the Improvement of Justice Paul Chapman Award, the Children’s Law Center’s Rosalie E. Wahl Justice for Children Award, the Link’s Community Leadership Award and, most recently, the Beringer Guiding Light Award from Woodland Hills in Duluth.

A summa cum laude graduate in Political Science from the University of Minnesota in 1997, Jeff holds a Master's Degree in Public Policy from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, where he received the Arthur Naftalin Award for Public Service.