Julian L. Alssid is a nationally recognized expert in workforce development strategy and policy. He has over fifteen years experience bringing together employers, workforce agencies, community colleges and clients to help move low-income people into high-wage jobs in key industries such as biotechnology, new manufacturing and information technology. Since founding Workforce Strategy Center in 1998, Mr. Alssid has advised 20 states on workforce policy and has been a national leader in promoting effective, practical solutions for implementing Career Pathways initiatives and sectoral employment strategies.


Mr. Alssid has authored two major studies on workforce strategy: Building a Career Pathways System: Promising Practices in Community College-Centered Workforce Development and Building Bridges to College and Careers: Contextualized Basic Skills Programs at Community Colleges. His views on engaging employers and creating effective workforce development systems have received extensive attention in national and local media, and he speaks regularly on the need for policy and educational reform in the field. Prior to directing Workforce Strategy Center, Mr. Alssid held senior positions in workforce development at the New York City Partnership and Chamber of Commerce, LaGuardia Community College and the Office of the Mayor of New York City.

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