Elinor Haider

Elinor Haider oversees The Pew Charitable Trusts’ work on important issues affecting Philadelphia and peer cities, providing timely research and analysis and collaborating with partners to identify and implement policy solutions. Haider also leads Pew’s support for The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage and civic grantmaking to increase community access to vibrant arts and cultural experiences as well as Pew’s work aimed at strengthening religious tolerance in the U.S. 

Before joining Pew, Haider served as vice president of market development for the environmental company Veolia North America, leading policy development and oversight for Veolia’s regulatory and sustainability departments. She previously served as deputy commerce director for former Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter and vice president of financing at the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation.

Haider holds a bachelor’s degree in Latin American studies from Georgetown University and master’s degrees in real estate finance and international economics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, respectively.