Kathy K. Im
Director

Email: kim at macfound dot org

Kathy Im is Director of Media, Culture, and Special Initiatives of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. She is responsible for a domestic and international portfolio that includes the Foundation’s work in independent media, technology and its impact on users, and special initiatives.

 Prior to joining the Foundation, Kathy was a Fellow with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Previously, she worked at the Bank of America Foundation, the Polk Bros. Foundation, and the Field Foundation of Illinois. Kathy is a 2007 Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow, a civic program for Chicago leaders. She is also a board member of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy and a co-founder of the Asian Giving Circle.

 Kathy Im earned her bachelor's degree in government from Smith College and her master's in Public Policy from the University of Chicago, where she was a founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Chicago Policy Review.