JULIE EISELT

Julie Eiselt is originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She earned a bachelor's degree in Spanish from Indiana University and a master's degree in international management/finance from the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. Her career experience includes working in commercial and investment banking in Latin America and Eastern Europe with NationsBank/Bank of America. In 2008 Eiselt founded Neighbors for a Safer Charlotte, a nonprofit community safety advocacy organization. She then ran for the Charlotte City Council in 2015 and served at-large for three terms, including as Mayor Pro Tem. Julie currently serves on the NC Turnpike Authority. Other transportation-related work includes having been a member of the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization, the NC First Commission and the Connect Beyond regional mobility initiative. Her other civic engagement includes serving or having served on the NC State Banking Commission, the board of The Relatives, the Charlotte Arts and Culture Advisory Board, The Blumenthal Performing Arts Center and The Arts & Science Council. Julie and her husband Tom have three adult children, and have lived in Charlotte for over 25 years.