Renee G. Gadsden

Renee G. Gadsden serves as the Impact Policy & Research Manager for the Office of Impact, where she supports the development and implementation of strategies that strengthen organizational effectiveness and improve outcomes for Nashville and Davidson County residents. Working at the intersection of policy, research, and practice, Renee helps translate complex challenges into actionable strategies and identify opportunities for greater alignment across programs, departments, and community priorities.

A natural “dot connector,” Renee brings a systems-oriented and collaborative approach to her work. Her experience spans public policy, community and stakeholder engagement, organizational strategy, research, and social and economic mobility. She works across teams and sectors to connect people, information, and ideas; identify shared priorities; and help move initiatives from concept toward implementation.

Renee earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bryant University, with a concentration in Marketing Research and a minor in Urban Sociology. She earned a Master of Public Affairs and Certificate in Nonprofit Studies from the University of Texas at Austin’s Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, where her studies focused on public policy, social and economic mobility, and philanthropy.