Marlon Marshall

Marlon Marshall is the Chief Executive Officer of City Fund. He leads the organization’s efforts to ensure all students have access to high-quality public schools. In his role, Marlon brings a wealth of leadership experience from the highest levels of government, campaign strategy, and organizational development to advance City Fund’s mission of driving transformative change in public education.

Before joining City Fund, Marlon was a founding partner at 270 Strategies, helping organizations build impactful campaigns to mobilize communities and achieve meaningful change. He previously served as Special Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Director in the Obama White House Office of Public Engagement, where he worked to connect everyday Americans to the policymaking process. He served in leadership roles in the 2016 Hillary for America campaign and the 2012 Obama reelection campaign, overseeing grassroots operations that engaged millions of volunteers across the country.Marlon serves on the board of the Equitable Facilities Fund, an organization dedicated to improving access to affordable facilities financing for public charter schools. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas and a master's in Policy Management from Georgetown University. A passionate fan of all things Kansas Jayhawks, Marlon serves on the Alumni Association Board. He resides in Denver with his wife, Stacy, and their two daughters.