Deanne Pearn

Chief Executive Officer

Deanne came to Hope Solutions in Spring 2017.  Prior to coming to Hope Solutions, she Co-Founded First Place for Youth, a nationally recognized organization dedicated to ending poverty and homelessness among youth ages 18-25.  Over 18 years, Deanne helped grow First Place for Youth from a two-person start up to a national organization. She also helped change public policy and improve the systems of care responsible for serving these young people. Deanne holds a Master’s in Public Policy from UC Berkeley’s Goldman School and a BA in Human Biology from Stanford University.