Dr. Anglin’s career spans over twenty years of working in the public, educational, and philanthropic sectors. In all his professional positions, Dr. Anglin has focused on promoting economic and community development in and for marginalized communities.

Dr. Anglin started his professional career at Rutgers University teaching courses in community development, poverty, and ethnic politics. After spending five years at the University he was invited to join the Ford Foundation.

Dr. Anglin spent eight years at the Ford Foundation, where he served first as the Program Officer responsible for community development. Subsequently, he was asked to become deputy director for community and resource development, which is part of the Asset Building and Community Development division at the Ford Foundation. At the Foundation, Anglin was given responsibility for grant making to enhance the capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic and community revitalization.

After leaving the Ford Foundation, Dr. Anglin joined the staff of the Structured Employment Economic Development Corporation (Seedco) as senior vice president for capacity building. After three years at Seedco, Dr. Anglin returned to Rutgers to direct the New Jersey Public Policy Research Institute. Dr. Anglin helped the organization become an important organization in New Jersey public affairs. Dr. Anglin now leads the Initiative for Regional and Community Transformation at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.

Dr. Anglin received his doctorate from the University of Chicago and has sat on the boards of numerous journals and professional associations and civic organizations, including the Urban Affairs Review, the Association for Public Policy and Management, and WBGO, a jazz radio station in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Anglin currently sits on the board of the Southern Rural Development Initiative, based in Raleigh, North Carolina.