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Joshua DuBois  

Director, White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships (2009-2013); Best-selling Author, The President's Devotional; Founding Partner, Values Partnerships

Joshua DuBois is the author of the bestselling book, The President’s Devotional: The Daily Readings that Inspired President Obama, and is one of our country’s leading voices on community partnerships, religion in the public square and issues impacting African American men. DuBois led the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships in President Obama’s first term and was called the President’s “Pastor-in-Chief” by TIME magazine. He spearheaded the White House’s work on responsible fatherhood, grassroots community partnerships and religion in foreign affairs, and brought together religious leaders from across the ideological spectrum to tackle the nation’s biggest challenges.

DuBois now leads a consulting firm, Values Partnerships, that creates faith-based partnerships for the public, private and non-profit sectors, teaches at Princeton University and is the weekly religion and values columnist for The Daily Beast. DuBois is a frequent media commentator and his work with faith-based organizations has been profiled in The New York Times, The Washington Post, ABC News’ This Week, PBS Newshour, CNN and elsewhere. He has also has authored four cover stories for Newsweek magazine, including a seminal piece entitled The Fight for Black Men which historian Taylor Branch called “stunning.”

DuBois received his master’s degree in Public Affairs from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School and his bachelor’s degree from Boston University. A former associate pastor at a small Pentecostal church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, DuBois originally hails from Nashville, Tennessee. He currently lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Michelle.

Speech Topics


Minority Men and the American Future

Joshua DuBois, who led President Obama’s fatherhood and mentoring initiative and authored the groundbreaking Newsweek cover story, “The Fight for Black Men,” discusses the state of minority men in America and why their future impacts us all.

Living Faith Out Loud in America

How can people live their faiths publicly without trampling on the rights of others? What is the boundary between religious expression and personal freedom? As director of President Obama’s faith-based initiative and author of the best-selling book, The President's Devotional, Joshua DuBois gives audiences an update and path forward on religious expression in American public life.

Effective Community Outreach and Development

The former director of President Obama’s Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Joshua DuBois, shares with audiences the most effective approaches for nonprofits, universities and other entities that want to impact the communities around them, with a focus on faith-based and community-led social service.

Diversity in the Workplace

How can successful companies manage diversity in the workplace—along racial, ethnic, religious and sexual orientation lines—respecting the beliefs and values of all employees and customers? Joshua DuBois has extensive experience leading the White House’s engagement of ethnic demographics, navigating tough issues and speaks personally and powerfully to audiences on the topic of diversity in the workplace from corporations and trade associations to nonprofits and educational institutions.

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