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.
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[2]
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[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]
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]
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 .
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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."
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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."
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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.
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^ Goodstein, Laurie (February 7, 2013).
"White House Director of Faith-Based Office Is Leaving His Post" . The New York Times . Retrieved July 18, 2016 .
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"Obama to unveil new Faith-Based office" .
CNN . February 4, 2009.
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"Pick for faith-based office earns praise" .
JTA . February 1, 2009. Archived from
the original on February 3, 2009.
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"DuBois, 26, to Head Faith Office" .
The Washington Post . January 30, 2009.
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"My Take: What's next for President Obama's 'pastor-in-chief' " . Religion.blogs.cnn.com. 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2014-02-11 .
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"Joshua DuBois" . The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2014-02-11 .
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"Joshua DuBois | HuffPost" . www.huffingtonpost.com . Retrieved 2018-12-18 .
^ Shellnutt, Kelly.
"33 Under 33: Meet the Christian leaders shaping the next generation of our faith" .
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"Joshua DuBois | Values Partnerships" . Values Partnerships . Retrieved 2018-12-18 .
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b Michael Paulson (July 10, 2008).
"Obama's man of faith" . Boston.com .
The Boston Globe .
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b Alex Altman (February 6, 2009).
"Joshua DuBois: Obama's Pastor-in-Chief" .
Time .
^ Gordy, Cynthia (2010-06-21).
"Joshua DuBois on Obama's Fatherhood Initiative" . Essence.com. Retrieved 2014-02-11 .
^ Joshua DuBois (11 July 2011).
"The White House, Religion, and Global Affairs | The White House" .
whitehouse.gov . Retrieved 2014-02-11 – via
National Archives .
^ 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 .
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"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 .
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"Remarks by the President at the National Prayer Breakfast | The White House" .
whitehouse.gov . 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2014-02-11 – via
National Archives .
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http://www.gauge.ai .
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http://valuespartnerships.com .
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"Obama's Former Spiritual Advisor Joshua DuBois on The Fight for Black Men - Newsweek" . Mag.newsweek.com. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2014-02-11 .
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"Joshua DuBois Delivers Harvard Noble Lecture, Interview with David Gergen" . Values Partnerships . April 7, 2014.
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"Meet the SuperSoul100: The World's Biggest Trailblazers in One Room" . O Magazine . 1 Aug 2016. Retrieved 5 Jul 2018 .
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Pete Rouse 2010–11
Thomas E. Donilon 2010–13
William M. Daley 2011–12
Susan Rice 2013–17
Jack Lew 2012–13
Deputy National Security Advisor
Thomas E. Donilon 2009–10
Denis McDonough 2013–17
Denis McDonough 2010–13
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
Mona Sutphen 2009–11
Antony Blinken 2013–14
Nancy-Ann DeParle 2011–13
Avril Haines 2015–17
Rob Nabors 2013–15 Dep. National Security Advisor, Homeland Security
John O. Brennan 2009–13 White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
Jim Messina 2009–11
Lisa Monaco 2013–17
Alyssa Mastromonaco 2011–14 Dep. National Security Advisor, Iraq and Afghanistan
Douglas Lute † 2009–13
Anita Decker Breckenridge 2014–17 Dep. National Security Advisor, Strategic Comm.
Ben Rhodes 2009–17 White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Planning
Mark B. Childress 2012–14 Dep. National Security Advisor, Chief of Staff
Mark Lippert 2009
Kristie Canegallo 2014–17
Denis McDonough 2009–10
Counselor to the President
Pete Rouse 2011–13
Brooke D. Anderson 2011–12
John Podesta 2014–15
White House Communications Director
Ellen Moran 2009
Senior Advisor to the President
David Axelrod 2009–11
Anita Dunn 2009
David Plouffe 2011–13
Daniel Pfeiffer 2009–13
Daniel Pfeiffer 2013–15
Jennifer Palmieri 2013–15
Shailagh Murray 2015–17
Jen Psaki 2015–17 Senior Advisor to the President
Pete Rouse 2009–10 Deputy White House Communications Director
Jen Psaki 2009–11
Brian Deese 2015–17
Jennifer Palmieri 2011–14 Senior Advisor to the President and
Valerie Jarrett 2009–17 Amy Brundage 2014–16 Assistant to the President for Liz Allen 2016–17 Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs
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Tina Tchen 2009–11
Jay Carney 2011–13 Jon Carson 2011–13
Josh Earnest 2013–17 Paulette L. Aniskoff 2013–17 Deputy Press Secretary
Bill Burton 2009–11 Director,
Intergovernmental Affairs
Cecilia Muñoz 2009–12
Josh Earnest 2011–13 David Agnew 2012–14
Eric Schultz 2014–17
Jerry Abramson 2014–17 Director of Special Projects
Stephanie Cutter 2010–11 Director,
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Lawrence Summers 2009–10 Director, Speechwriting
Jon Favreau 2009–13
Gene Sperling 2011–14
Cody Keenan 2013–17
Jeff Zients 2014–17 Director, Digital Strategy
Macon Phillips 2009–13 Chair,
Council of Economic Advisers
Christina Romer 2009–10 Chief Digital Officer Jason Goldman 2015–17
Austan Goolsbee 2010–13 Director, Legislative Affairs
Phil Schiliro 2009–11
Jason Furman 2013–17
Rob Nabors 2011–13 Chair,
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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 Director,
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Adolfo Carrión Jr. 2009–10
Rajesh De 2011–12 Racquel S. Russell 2010–14 Douglas Kramer 2012–13 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
White House Counsel
Greg Craig 2009–10 Katy A. Kale 2011–15
Bob Bauer 2010–11
Maju Varghese 2015–17
Kathryn Ruemmler 2011–14 Director, Scheduling and Advance
Alyssa Mastromonaco 2009–11
Neil Eggleston 2014–17 Danielle Crutchfield 2011–14
White House Cabinet Secretary
Chris Lu 2009–13 Chase Cushman 2014–17
Danielle C. Gray 2013–14 Director, White House Information Technology
David Recordon 2015–17
Broderick D. Johnson 2014–17 Director,
Office of Administration Cameron Moody 2009–11 Personal Aide to the President
Reggie Love 2009–11 Beth Jones 2011–15
Brian Mosteller 2011–12 Cathy Solomon 2015–17 Marvin D. Nicholson 2012–17 Director,
Office of Science and Technology Policy
John Holdren 2009–17 Director,
Oval Office Operations
Brian Mosteller 2012–17
Chief Technology Officer
Aneesh Chopra 2009–12
Personal Secretary to the President
Katie Johnson 2009–11
Todd Park 2012–14
Anita Decker Breckenridge 2011–14
Megan Smith 2014–17
Ferial Govashiri 2014–17 Director,
Office of Management and Budget
Peter R. Orszag 2009–10
Chief of Staff to the First Lady
Jackie Norris 2009
Jack Lew 2010–12
Susan Sher 2009–11
Jeff Zients 2012–13
Tina Tchen 2011–17
Sylvia Mathews Burwell 2013–14
White House Social Secretary
Desirée Rogers 2009–10
Brian Deese 2014
Julianna Smoot 2010–11
Shaun Donovan 2014–17
Jeremy Bernard 2011–15
Chief Information Officer
Vivek Kundra 2009–11
Deesha Dyer 2015–17
Steven VanRoekel 2011–14
Chief of Staff to the Vice President
Ron Klain 2009–11 Tony Scott 2015–17
Bruce Reed 2011–13
United States Trade Representative
Ron Kirk 2009–13
Steve Ricchetti 2013–17
Michael Froman 2013–17
White House Chief Usher
Stephen W. Rochon † 2009–11 Director,
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Gil Kerlikowske 2009–14
Angella Reid 2011–17
Michael Botticelli 2014–17 Director,
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Nancy Sutley 2009–14 Emmett Beliveau 2013–15 Michael Boots 2014–15 Dabney Kern 2016–17
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