James Rooney ’89

James Rooney ’89, of Dover, Mass.; Sept. 13. Throughout his career in nonprofit and policy leadership, he worked in government and community relations at Brown, helped to launch and lead CEOs for Cities, and served as director of public affairs for the Boston Foundation. For ten years he operated his own public affairs consultancy, including six years in the United Kingdom. Most recently, he served as director of partnerships at Candid, coordinating campaigns and coalitions to advance transparency and equity in the nonprofit sector. He was a cofounder of the Community Foundation Climate Collaborative, bringing together community foundations to drive and support climate action. His second career was political campaigning, including time working on the Obama-Biden Domestic Policy Council in 2008. He enjoyed traveling, was a New England sports fan, and is survived by his wife, Tara Levine ’92, and two sons.