Jonathan Zaff

Vice President of Research, America's Promise Alliance

Dr. Zaff is Vice President of Research at America’s Promise – The Alliance for Youth. In this role, he directs all research activities at America’s Promise, including the upcoming Alliance Report, “Every Child/Every Promise – A Report on our Nation’s Young People,” which will set national benchmarks for the essential resources that children and youth need to thrive and the economic rationale for providing those resources.

Prior to joining America’s Promise, Dr. Zaff was a research associate at Child Trends, where he focused on positive youth development initiatives, and an independent research consultant for a myriad of nonprofits. His work primarily involves studying contexts that predict well-being throughout adolescence and into adulthood as well as identifying and tracking indicators of child well-being.