Our Team

Vaughn served as the First Deputy Chief of Staff to Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney from 2016-2021. In his time with Mayor Kenney, he retained a portfolio of departments focused on economic development including the department of Planning and Development; the Commerce Department; and the Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability.

Prior to joining municipal government, Vaughn spent five years as a fundraiser for political campaigns in and around Philadelphia. He led successful fundraising efforts, culminating in Mayor Kenney’s 2015 victory, and oversaw direct donor outreach, principal management, and financial compliance.

Vaughn is a commissioner of the Delaware River Port Authority, the bi-state agency responsible for managing four bridge crossings between Pennsylvania and Delaware as well as the PATCO High-speed line, serves as treasurer of the Philadelphia City Fund, a city-associated non-profit organization that both serves as a financial administrator for donor-restricted grants to the City of Philadelphia and administers a board-directed targeted community grant program, and serves on the board of Germantown United CDC, his neighborhood community development corporation. He is a former co-chair of the Philadelphia chapter of the Urban Land Institute’s Technical Assistance Panel Committee, former member of the board of Philadelphia250, and former member of Philadelphia Soccer 2026.

He is a member of the African American Chamber of Commerce of PA, NJ, DE, the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, and the Urban Land Institute. He has a B.A. in International Relations from Lehigh University.