CDF Leadership & Staff

Jim Koppel
Executive Director, CDF-Minnesota

Jim Koppel is the Executive Director of the Children's Defense Fund-Minnesota, where he is responsible for managing grassroots organizing and coalition building in Minnesota and serves as CDF-MN's lead advocate on behalf of children to the state's elected officials and policy makers.

Mr. Koppel comes to CDF with a strong history in health policy, most recently serving as Vice President of Policy for the Minnesota Hospital and HealthCare Partnership where he was responsible for overall legislative policy development, lobbying and amending health care initiatives, and forming non-profit coalitions. He previously held positions at the Minnesota Health Care Access Commission and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

Mr. Koppel received his Master of Social Work from Howard University and B.S. in sociology from Mount Union College.