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\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
\n<\/b>June 14, 2023<\/p>\n

Contact:
\n<\/b>Chandra Hayslett, chandra@jointcenter.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Joint Center\u2019s Board of Governors Announce Interim President\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Jessica Fulton appointed to top position\u00a0<\/i><\/center> <\/p>\n

WASHINGTON<\/b> \u2014 The Board of Governors for the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies<\/b> today announced that Jessica Fulton will serve as the interim president of America\u2019s Black think tank.<\/p>\n

Fulton has been the Joint Center\u2019s vice president of Policy since November 2020. Fulton will continue to oversee Policy while serving as interim president. Fulton is replacing Spencer Overton, who served as president of the organization since 2014, and has been a Joint Center board member since 2013.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe board is grateful to Jessica for stepping into the interim role while we continue our search for a permanent successor for Spencer. Jessica has brought exceptional leadership to the organization as a vice president the last three years,\u201d said Paul N.D. Thornell, chair of the Board of Governors<\/strong>. \u201cThe board has the utmost trust that Jessica will lead the Joint Center with the same passion, drive, and rigor that our funders and partners have grown to expect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spencer announced in October that he was stepping down as president. Next month, he will rejoin the faculty at George Washington University Law School as the Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor of Law and lead \u201cThe Multiracial Democracy Project\u201d at the GW Equity Institute, where he will focus on his own research and supporting other scholars working on challenges to multiracial democracy like disinformation, gerrymandering, and voter suppression.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Jessica, the Joint Center is in excellent hands. She has served as my sounding board and most trusted confidant since 2018, when she was hired as the Economic Policy director. Jessica brought to the Joint Center her first-hand experience helping facilitate the expansion of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, and she played a leading role in many of the initiatives that allowed us to scale, such as the cultural values that guide our work and our Objectives and Key Results process,\u201d said Spencer Overton, the outgoing president of the Joint Center<\/b>. \u201cShe played an essential role in moving us from a group of individual researchers to a research and policy organization. She has also played a critical role in hiring. Jessica has great judgment and is team oriented. I don\u2019t make significant decisions without first consulting her. The Joint Center would not have enjoyed the success that it has without Jessica. There is no better person to serve as interim president.\u201d
\n<\/span>In this interim president role, Fulton will be responsible for planning and leading the Joint Center\u2019s future vision and ensuring organizational continuity and stability.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am grateful to the Board of Governors for trusting me to serve as interim president while continuing the search for a permanent leader,\u201d said Jessica Fulton, interim president of the Joint Center and vice president of Policy<\/b>. \u201cThe Joint Center has a longstanding legacy for excellence, rigor, centering Black voices in policy debates, and convening the country\u2019s most noted non-profit, government, philanthropic, business, and academic leaders. I look forward to engaging on a deeper level with the Board of Governors, our funders, policy makers, and myriad partners to maintain this stellar reputation. I am honored to have been chosen for this critical role during this period of transition.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Joint Center\u2019s board chair will continue to lead the presidential search committee in identifying a new permanent president. Thornell will closely work with Fulton and the staff to ensure a smooth transition so that the new president can continue the Joint Center\u2019s growth and the implementation of its strategic plan.<\/p>\n

About Jessica Fulton<\/b><\/p>\n

Jessica Fulton is interim president and vice president of Policy at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. An expert on issues at the intersection of race and economic policy, Fulton\u2019s work focuses on identifying and promoting policies to advance the socioeconomic status of the Black community. In her current role, she is responsible for ensuring organizational continuity and stability, overseeing the Joint Center\u2019s research and policy team, and leading the Joint Center\u2019s Economic Policy<\/a> research.<\/p>\n

Before joining the Joint Center, Fulton served as external relations director at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, where she worked with scholars to advance policymaker understanding of the connection between economic inequality and economic growth. She has also held local research and advocacy positions at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute and the Chicago Urban League.<\/p>\n

Fulton is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She serves on the board of The Black Swan Academy, an organization focused on increasing civic engagement among Black youth, and the advisory board of the Sadie Collective, which strives to increase the representation of Black women in economics. Fulton earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in Economics from the University of Chicago and a master\u2019s degree in Economic Policy Analysis from the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University.<\/p>\n

Read her policy analysis and commentary here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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About the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies<\/b><\/p>\n

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies<\/a>, America\u2019s Black think tank, provides compelling and actionable policy solutions to eradicate persistent and evolving barriers to the full freedom of Black people in America. We are the trusted forum for leading experts and scholars to participate in major public policy debates and promote ideas that advance Black communities. We use evidence-based research, analysis, convenings, and strategic communications to support Black communities and a network of allies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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