Stephanie McHenry
Chief Executive Officer
Stephanie McHenry is the Chief Executive Officer at The Democracy Collaborative. Ms. McHenry leads fundraising, finance and administration. Along with her co-leader Joe Guinan, she develops strategy and work plans for implementation.
Solving economic inequity issues in Black America is a particular focus that Ms. McHenry is pursuing in her role at TDC. Programs and research in this area include worker-owner transition opportunities in predominantly Black cities, historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) Community Wealth Building action-planning, and community ownership/economic inclusion initiatives centered on historic Black culture and the arts.
Prior to her role at TDC, Ms. McHenry was Vice President for Policy, Advocacy and Strategic Initiatives for Cleveland Neighborhood Progress (CNP), a nonprofit that provides low-interest loans to important projects that remake city blocks, and it offers technical assistance to community groups.
From March 2011 until January 2019, she was the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President for Business Affairs & Finance at Cleveland State University (CSU). This urban university is located on 85 acres in the heart of downtown Cleveland, with eight colleges and more than 200 academic programs serving 15,000 students. In this capacity, she oversaw critical university functions including finance, information systems & technology, capital planning, campus safety, facilities management, auxiliary services (dining, housing, arena, etc.), purchasing and human resources.
Prior to joining CSU, Ms. McHenry served as the President of Urban Partnership Bank, Cleveland Region, where she managed local assets of $75 million. She served in various leadership roles at ShoreBank Corporation, beginning as an intern in Chicago in 1986, then at affiliates in Arkansas and Cleveland, OH where she served as President of the bank for seven years.
Ms. McHenry has served on multiple boards in Greater Cleveland and nationally, working in industries ranging from banking to healthcare to public policy. She holds a B. A. in Economics from Dartmouth College.
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