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The Center for Opportunity and Wealth Data {COWD} at Johns Hopkins University School of Government and Policy equips public and private sector leaders with actionable data to guide policy, programs, and investment decisions that expand economic opportunity and wealth.

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We put actionable data and tools in the hands of the people best positioned to drive change.

Decision makers

Leaders

We provide a clearer view of where wealth exists and where new opportunities to build wealth are emerging.

Researchers

Researchers

We turn that data into clear visuals, digital tools, and AI-powered insights to help people understand wealth patterns.

Policy Makers

Policy Makers

We provide policymakers with information they can use to take action and implement stronger strategies

Explore what you can do with a data platform built for members who need disaggregated wealth data to understand differences among communities.

Explore Data

Explore wealth data across topics, places, and populations using guided search and AI-powered summaries.

Local Wealth Explorer

Use interactive maps to visualize wealth indicators.

Wealth Indicators

Compare county-level indicators tied to wealth, opportunity, and economic mobility across the United States.

Wealth Indicators

We take an expansive view of what wealth means, building tools capable of surfacing indicators that traditional measures miss — including financial resilience and intergenerational transfer.

Quantifying Tangled Titles A Hidden Barrier to Wealth Transfer

Unclear homeownership records, known as tangled titles, can make it harder for families, especially in Black communities, to protect their homes and pass down wealth to future generations.

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Quantifying Tangled Titles A Hidden Barrier to Wealth Transfer

As the data landscape continues to evolve, our tools make data more accesible.

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Our Executive Director Tené Traylor leads The Center for Opportunity and Wealth Data. She brings more than two decades of executive leadership at the intersection of philanthropy, civic innovation, economic development, racial equity, and community wealth building.

Portrait of Tené Traylor, Executive Director of COWD
About our Executive Director
Tené Traylor
Known for building and repositioning mission-driven organizations, Traylor has led teams and organizations through periods of growth, transformation, and increased public impact. Before joining the Center for Opportunity and Wealth Data, she served at the Urban Institute, first as Vice President for Nonprofits and Philanthropy and later as leader of the Research to Action Lab. There, she merged two policy centers into one division and led more than 50 staff across major research and action-oriented initiatives, including the National Center for Charitable Statistics and the Upward Mobility Framework and Data Dashboard. Previously, Traylor managed more than $60 million in grantmaking portfolios at The Kendeda Fund and held leadership roles at the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, United Way of Greater Atlanta, and Zeist Foundation. Her work has consistently focused on moving capital, data, and institutional power toward solutions that expand opportunity.

Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative, the Center gives decision-makers a clearer view of where wealth exists and where new opportunities to build wealth are emerging.

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