John Barros

Board Memberships: Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Recent Activity: Leveraged government grants into $70 million in private donations Barros, a former Barr fellow, has become a sought-after voice on education issues thanks to his role on the Boston School Committee and his leadership with the Boston Promise Initiative, an innovative program that uses schools to help revitalize the areas of Roxbury and north Dorchester. Barros has turned $6 million in federal grants into an impressive $70 million in aligned funding from public and private organizations, while hammering out partnerships with 80 different groups.