 Robert Curvin is a world-renowned expert on urban politics, economic development and social policy. Curvin is a Distinguished Senior Policy Fellow at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy of Rutgers University. Curvin was previously president of the Greentree Foundation; vice president and director of the Ford Foundation's Urban Poverty Program; dean of the Graduate School of Management and Urban Professions, at the New School for Social Research; associate professor of political science at Brooklyn College; community development specialist at Rutgers University; director of the Rutgers Community Action Training Program; director of the Harlem Leadership Training Institute; and a caseworker and supervisor for the Essex County Welfare Board.
Curvin serves as board chair of the Fund for the City of New York, and is a member of the boards of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute and YouthBuild USA. He has previously served on the boards of Channel 13, Princeton University, the RAND Corporation, the NJ Performing Arts Center, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, and Broad National Bank. Curvin is a past member of the Editorial Board of the New York Times.
Curvin holds a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University and received his master’s degree in social work from the Rutgers University's Graduate School of Social Work. He received his Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University.
Prior to attending college, Curvin served as an officer in the 101st Airborne Artillery. He is married to Patricia Hall Curvin, a retired high school English teacher. They have two children and two grandchildren.
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