Jill Nishi, chief of staff at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Tawanna Black, chief executive officer at The Center for Economic Inclusion, speak on a panel exploring barriers to economic mobility.

Over 300 people attended the "Collaboration for Inclusive Economic Development" forum, jointly hosted by the Boston Fed and Living Cities on November 29.

JaNay Queen Nazaire (at left), managing director for performance and results at Living Cities, moderates a panel examining responses to barriers to economic mobility.

Shirley Franklin, executive chairman of Purpose Built Communities, listens as Rip Rapson, president of The Kresge Foundation, responds to a question on on-the-ground efforts that seem to be addressing economic mobility challenges.

Rip Rapson, president of The Kresge Foundation, speaks to event attendees at a reception following the "Collaboration for Inclusive Economic Development" event on November 29.