Janis Bowdler

Janis Bowdler is a nationally recognized leader in economic inclusion and equity, with more than two decades of experience spanning government, philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. Most recently, she served as Counselor for Racial Equity at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In that role, she launched the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility, established the Treasury Advisory Committee on Racial Equity and oversaw efforts to embed equity considerations into implementation of the American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act.

Before joining the Treasury Department, Bowdler was president of the JPMorgan Chase & Co. Foundation, overseeing a $2 billion philanthropic portfolio aimed at expanding economic opportunity in more than 35 countries. She also led the firm’s Equity and Inclusion Working Group and collaborated on JPMorgan Chase’s $30 billion commitment to address structural racial inequality within the U.S. economy.

Earlier in her career, Bowdler spent a decade as economic policy director at UnidosUS (formerly National Council of La Raza). She has authored several publications on financial opportunity and economic mobility. Most recently she co-authored Building Equitable Cities: How to Drive Economic Mobility and Regional Growth. She previously served on the boards of Raza Development Fund, the Low Income Investment Fund and Opportunity Agenda.

Bowdler earned a master’s degree in urban policy from Cleveland State University and a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary social science from Malone University.