Jim Shroder

Jim Schroder

Director, Finance and Operations

Jim leads finance, operations, human resources, and strategic planning at Character Lab. He is excited to build systems and collaborate with an exceptional team to help Character Lab scale our impact.

Before joining Character Lab, Jim gained fifteen years of experience from across the education sector, including best-in-class and startup phase nonprofits. His experience includes organizational leadership roles from finance and operations, talent development, and program design and evaluation. A graduate of Williams College, Jim holds a Master’s in Nonprofit Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania.

In Jim’s free time, he enjoys playgrounds, parks, and wherever else in West Philly his two toddlers can thrive.

Jim’s pronouns are he/him/his.