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John F. Street

Director, Innovation Philadelphia Inc.

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Mr. John F. Street is a current Trustee at Temple University. He is a Mayor of City of Philadelphia. Mayor Street, 58 years old, was born into rural poverty in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and came up the “hard way,“ growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing as a child. Understanding that education was the key to his future, Mayor Street graduated from Conshohocken High School and worked his way through Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama, where he studied English. ... In 1975, Street earned his Juris Doctorate from Temple University Law School, paying his tuition by moonlighting as a sidewalk vendor on the university's campus. Following his graduation, Street served clerkships with Common Pleas Court Judge Mathew W. Bullock, Jr. and with the United States Department of Justice. In his first professional job, Mayor Street taught English at an elementary school and, later, at the Philadelphia Opportunities Industrialization Center. He also practiced law privately prior to entering into public service. Mayor Street began his public career as a community activist. A fiery leader, he led efforts for fair housing opportunities for the poor, and challenged the Philadelphia School Board to spend more on students and less on administration. Mayor Street has also been a leader in forging closer cooperation between police and the community in the fight against crime and drugs in Philadelphia's neighborhoods. Elected to Philadelphia City Council in 1979, Mayor Street assumed office in 1980. For nearly 20 years, Mayor Street represented the city's Fifth Councilmanic District, distinguishing himself as a fighter for working people and neighborhoods. Diverse economically and racially, the Fifth District comprises 11 wards in North Central Philadelphia and Center City and encompasses some of the city's most affluent addresses, such as Rittenhouse Square, and some of the city's most depressed areas. Widely acknowledged as one of the most knowledgeable and effective leaders in Philadelphia City Council history, Mayor Street was chosen unanimously by members of the council to serve as president in 1992, and again in 1996. Mayor Street is known for his expertise on a range of issues including city budgeting and fiscal matters, housing, education and crime. Street, working closely with former Mayor Edward G. Rendell, was instrumental in crafting and implementing a financial plan that passed Council unanimously, and turned a $250 million deficit into the largest surplus in city history. By cutting the business and wage tax four years in a row, Street and Rendell helped reverse the 30- year loss of jobs from Philadelphia. And, in the years since 1996, Philadelphia has actually gained jobs. Raised on a farm where he rose at 5:00 a.m. to perform daily chores, Mayor Street is widely admired for his stamina and work ethic. He is strongly committed, however, to setting aside time to be with his family- wife Naomi, an attorney and children's rights advocate and his four children: Sharif, a lawyer with the Philadelphia firm Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen; Rashida, an architect; Lateef, a student at the University of Maryland; and Akeem, who attends Philadelphia's Masterman High School.

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