NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service is launching Impact Leaders, a new scholarship designed to invest in students who will take on complex, consequential challenges across government, nonprofit organizations, health systems, and urban infrastructure. Scholarship recipients receive tuition support and join the Wagner student community as part of a shared academic and professional environment, working with faculty, peers, and practitioners to develop, test, and apply ideas in real-world settings across New York City and beyond.

Lourdes Zapata serves as the MTA Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer (CDIO), after leading the South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation, locally known as SoBro.