Yolanda Green is the Center for Guaranteed Income Research (CGIR) Grants & Finance Manager. She is the contractual and financial liaison between sponsors and collaborating research organizations. In this capacity, Yolanda oversees and works directly with the leadership team, senior researchers, and coordinators for all financial needs, including pre- and post-award processes. Joining CGIR in 2021, Yolanda has nearly 20 years of experience working in the high education and nonprofit sectors. She applies her extensive finance and grant management expertise to oversee grant budgeting and contracting at the Center. She views and values her role at CGIR as a unique opportunity to apply her skills to assist the center’s mission to evaluate practices and lessons learned from research on guaranteed income and the gender and racial wealth gap.