Mark Willis
Adjunct Professor of Urban Planning

Mark Willis is the executive vice president of the Community Development Group at JPMorgan Chase. He joined Chase Manhattan Bank, a predecessor of Morgan Chase, in 1989 as the president of its Chase Community Development Corp. and in 1998 he became the president of the Chase Manhattan Foundation.

Before joining Chase, Mr. Willis had held various positions with the City of New York, culminating in his appointment as the deputy commissioner for development in the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. He has served as the director of the Office of Tax Policy and as the special assistant to the deputy mayor for finance and economic development. He has also held posts in the research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and with Maine Printing Co.

Mr. Willis has an undergraduate degree in economics and a Ph.D. in urban economics and industrial organization from Yale University, as well as a degree from Harvard Law School.











Areas of Expertise

  • Economic Development
  • Economics
  • Evaluation
  • Finance
  • Law & Regulation
  • Tax
  • Urban Planning