Michael McAfee is the director of the Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink. As Director, he oversees the Institute’s community outreach and technical assistance efforts. Before coming to PolicyLink, McAfee served as Senior Community Planning and Development Representative in the Chicago Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). McAfee also served as director of community leadership for The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation and president of YouthNet of Greater Kansas City. A U.S. Army veteran, McAfee earned his Doctor of Education in Human and Organizational Learning from The George Washington University, and completed the Annie E. Casey Foundation Children and Family Fellowship.