Julie Wertheimer

Julie Wertheimer is a Senior Program Officer at the Neubauer Family Foundation in Philadelphia, leading the community safety portfolio. Previously, she led the mental health and justice partnerships project at The Pew Charitable Trusts, which collaborates with state policymakers, local officials, and national experts to identify health-focused, evidence-based policy options that can improve how the government responds to behavioral health emergencies. In this role, she oversaw the project’s research and policy portfolios, including technical assistance to states, policy analysis and development, and education of policymakers and the public on health and justice issues. Wertheimer also co-led the development of the community violence portfolio at Pew and previously directed Pew’s public safety performance project, which advanced data-driven, fiscally sound policies and practices in the adult and juvenile justice systems that protect public safety, ensure accountability, and control corrections costs. Before joining Pew, Wertheimer was the founding senior director of the Office of Criminal Justice for the City of Philadelphia, where she also served as chief of staff to the deputy managing director for criminal justice and chief of staff for public safety. Wertheimer holds a bachelor’s degree in diplomatic history and a master’s in government administration from the University of Pennsylvania.