Episode 1 - Joshua Dubois

CNN Contributor, author, and CEO of leading consulting company, Joshua DuBoisis one of our country’s top voices on community partnerships, religion in the public square, and issues impacting African Americans. Joshua 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 TIMEMagazine. He spearheaded the White House’s work on responsible fatherhood, grassroots community partnerships, and religion in foreign affairs, and brought together leaders from across the ideological spectrum to tackle the nation’s biggest challenges. Joshua is the author of the bestselling book,The President’s Devotional: The Daily Readings that Inspired President Obama,a compilation of the devotional meditations he shared with the President and narratives offaith in public life.Joshua now leads a consulting firm,Values Partnerships, that develops creative engagement campaigns for diverse sectors and audiences, provides strategic advice on complex issues, and markets and produces films and television programs with meaning and value. Joshua is Executive Producer of THE 44TH PRESIDENT IN HIS OWN WORDS (HISTORY) and SHINING A LIGHT (A&E). Joshua is also a frequent media commentator and has been featured inThe New York Times, The Washington Post, ABC News’ This Week, PBS Newshour, CNNand elsewhere.Joshua has been named to “The Root 100” and Ebony Magazine‘s“Power 150” list of the most influential African Americans in the country. He has authored four cover stories for Newsweek magazine, including a seminalpiece entitled“The Fight for Black Men”which historian Taylor Branch called “stunning.”Joshua 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, Joshua originally hails from Nashville, Tennessee. He currently lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Michelle, son,Augustand daughter, Adelaide.