Discussion Paper
The Post-COVID Economy: Pathways for Rebuilding a More Equitable and Inclusive Workplace
Chertavian, Gerald (2021-05-24)
The COVID-19 pandemic is the greatest public health emergency in our nation’s history, and the resulting economic recession has led to millions of people being unemployed and hundreds of thousands losing their lives. Both these challenges have disproportionally affected those people who were already vulnerable—low-income workers, especially those without equal access to economic opportunity due to their race, gender, education level, or ZIP code. This crisis has demonstrated just how imperative it is that workforce development reshapes the pathways to opportunity in this country.
Workforce Currents , Paper 2021-04

Journal Article
First person: Gerald Chertavian, Year Up Executive Director: changing minds
Chertavian, Gerald (2006-07)
In 2000, a tech entrepreneur who dreamed of helping low-income young adults build solid career paths founded a unique school. Since then he has been changing minds about what people need to succeed.
Communities and Banking , Issue Sum , Pages 22-24