Staff

Marcos Lucio Popovich joined the Foundation in 2015. He currently serves as the Director of Grantmaking where he leads the overall design and implementation of the Foundation’s grant funds, grantmaking processes, and grantee engagement approaches. 

Prior to entering philanthropy, Marcos served as Director of Operations at the U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) where he led national efforts to register and train thousands of new Latino voters and leaders. At USHLI, Marcos co-authored three editions of The Almanac of Latino Politics, a comprehensive study of demographic and political trends among Latinos in the United States. 

Marcos has also served as a consultant for the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, a Proteus Fund Diversity Fellow for EdVestors and the Barr Foundation, and a law clerk for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the National Immigrant Justice Center.  

Marcos holds a B.A. in Ethnic Studies from Bowling Green State University, a M.A. in Mexican American Civil Rights History from Arizona State University, and a J.D. from DePaul University College of Law. Marcos sits on the board of directors at TSNE and Sociedad Latina. He also serves as Co-Chair of Boston Education Funders.