Joshua DuBois

Josh DuBois
Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
In office
February 5, 2009 – February 8, 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJedd Medefind (Faith-Based and Community Initiatives)
Succeeded byMelissa Rogers
Personal details
Born1982 (age 41–42)
Bar Harbor, Maine, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationBoston University (BA)
Princeton University (MPA)

Joshua DuBois (born 1982) is an executive and former government official who served as the head of the Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships in the Executive Office of the President of the United States from 2009 to 2013.[1][2][3][4] In February 2013 he stepped down to write a book of devotionals based on the ones he sends Obama, start a consulting firm, and become the weekly religion and community solutions columnist for Newsweek and The Daily Beast.[5][6] DuBois has been included among "The Root 100" and Ebony Magazine's "Power 150" lists of the most influential African Americans in the country.[7] He also appeared on the cover of Christianity Today magazine as one of the 33 most influential Christian leaders under 33.[8] In September 2017 it was announced that DuBois would become a CNN Contributor.[9]

Education

DuBois graduated cum laude from Boston University in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in political science.[10] From there, he went on to Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, where he earned a master's degree in public affairs in 2005.[10] Meanwhile, he worked as an aide to Representative Rush D. Holt, Jr.[11]

Career

After watching Barack Obama's speech to the 2004 Democratic National Convention on television, DuBois decided to work for Obama, then a candidate for the U.S. Senate. Eventually, Obama hired him as a Senate aide. In 2008, DuBois was religious affairs director for the Obama presidential campaign.[11]

In the White House, DuBois managed President Obama's fatherhood initiative,[12] as well as the administration's work on religion in foreign affairs.[13] He also began the tradition of the White House Easter Prayer Breakfast.[14]

DuBois served as an informal spiritual advisor to President Obama, and still sends the President a devotional message each morning.[15] Obama remarked at the National Prayer Breakfast that these devotions "mean the world to me."[16]

DuBois is now co-founder of Gauge, a market research firm.[17] He is also CEO of Values Partnerships, a consulting firm which leads social impact campaigns for films and TV shows and advises clients on issues related to culture, race and religion.[18]

DuBois has written for Newsweek magazine, including the cover story, "The Fight for Black Men."[19]

DuBois grew up in Nashville, the son of an African Methodist Episcopal pastor, Antoni Sinkfield and his mother, Kristy Sinkfield is a strategist at a leading academic medical center. His early religious education was in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.[citation needed]

He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.[citation needed]

On April 7, 2014, DuBois delivered the annual William Belden Noble Lecture at Harvard University.[20] He was named to Oprah's SuperSoul100 list of visionaries and influential leaders in 2016.[21]

References

  1. ^ Goodstein, Laurie (February 7, 2013). "White House Director of Faith-Based Office Is Leaving His Post". The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "Obama to unveil new Faith-Based office". CNN. February 4, 2009.
  3. ^ "Pick for faith-based office earns praise". JTA. February 1, 2009. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009.
  4. ^ "DuBois, 26, to Head Faith Office". The Washington Post. January 30, 2009.
  5. ^ "My Take: What's next for President Obama's 'pastor-in-chief'". Religion.blogs.cnn.com. 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  6. ^ "Joshua DuBois". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  7. ^ "Joshua DuBois | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  8. ^ Shellnutt, Kelly. "33 Under 33: Meet the Christian leaders shaping the next generation of our faith".
  9. ^ "Joshua DuBois | Values Partnerships". Values Partnerships. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  10. ^ a b Michael Paulson (July 10, 2008). "Obama's man of faith". Boston.com. The Boston Globe.
  11. ^ a b Alex Altman (February 6, 2009). "Joshua DuBois: Obama's Pastor-in-Chief". Time.
  12. ^ Gordy, Cynthia (2010-06-21). "Joshua DuBois on Obama's Fatherhood Initiative". Essence.com. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  13. ^ Joshua DuBois (11 July 2011). "The White House, Religion, and Global Affairs | The White House". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2014-02-11 – via National Archives.
  14. ^ Joshua DuBois (19 April 2011). "White House Hosts 2nd Annual Easter Prayer Breakfast | The White House". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2014-02-11 – via National Archives.
  15. ^ "Pastor to the President: Obama's Spiritual Advisor on Faith in the White House - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  16. ^ "Remarks by the President at the National Prayer Breakfast | The White House". whitehouse.gov. 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2014-02-11 – via National Archives.
  17. ^ http://www.gauge.ai. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ^ http://valuespartnerships.com. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ^ "Obama's Former Spiritual Advisor Joshua DuBois on The Fight for Black Men - Newsweek". Mag.newsweek.com. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  20. ^ "Joshua DuBois Delivers Harvard Noble Lecture, Interview with David Gergen". Values Partnerships. April 7, 2014.
  21. ^ "Meet the SuperSoul100: The World's Biggest Trailblazers in One Room". O Magazine. 1 Aug 2016. Retrieved 5 Jul 2018.

External links

  • Obama's man of faith, Michael Paulson, Boston Globe, July 10, 2008
Political offices
Preceded by
Jedd Medefind
as Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives 		Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
2009–2013 		Succeeded by
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Chair, Economic Recovery Advisory Board Paul Volcker 2009–11 Katie Beirne Fallon 2013–16
Chair, Council on Jobs and Competitiveness Jeff Immelt 2011–13 Miguel Rodriguez 2016
Director, Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes 2009–12 Amy Rosenbaum 2016–17
Cecilia Muñoz 2012–17 Director, Political Affairs Patrick Gaspard 2009–11
Director, Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Joshua DuBois 2009–13 David Simas 2011–16
Melissa Rogers 2013–17 Director, Presidential Personnel Nancy Hogan 2009–13
Director, Office of Health Reform Nancy-Ann DeParle 2009–11 Johnathan D. McBride 2013–14
Director, Office of National AIDS Policy Jeffrey Crowley 2009–11 Valerie E. Green 2014–15
Grant N. Colfax 2011–13 Rodin A. Mehrbani 2016–17
Douglas M. Brooks 2013–17 White House Staff Secretary Lisa Brown 2009–11
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Roy Austin Jr. 2014–17 Joani Walsh 2014–17
Director, Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy Carol Browner 2009–11 Director, Management and Administration Bradley J. Kiley 2009–11
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Bob Bauer 2010–11 Maju Varghese 2015–17
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