Julia Verbrugge
During her time at the Weitzman School of Design, Julia focused her studies on equity-centered urban development, economic justice, and design. She is particularly interested in commercial corridors and supporting community-serving small businesses.
While at Penn, she conducted research for the Housing Initiative at Penn, interned in Real Estate Services at PIDC, and worked for Equitable Cities Consulting. She was grateful to receive the PIDC-D’Alessio Scholarship for Urban Development and the CREW Network Foundation Scholarship, and is also a ULI Graduate Student Chamberlin Fellow.
Julia came to Penn from San Francisco, where she worked in real estate and urban development at Google. Prior to that, she graduated with a BA in Economics and Urban Studies from Brown University.
While at Penn, she conducted research for the Housing Initiative at Penn, interned in Real Estate Services at PIDC, and worked for Equitable Cities Consulting. She was grateful to receive the PIDC-D’Alessio Scholarship for Urban Development and the CREW Network Foundation Scholarship, and is also a ULI Graduate Student Chamberlin Fellow.
Julia came to Penn from San Francisco, where she worked in real estate and urban development at Google. Prior to that, she graduated with a BA in Economics and Urban Studies from Brown University.
