Jama Adams builds innovative strategies and influential coalitions for lasting progress.

She serves on the Global Giving Tech + Innovation Council and hosts the People in Common podcast.  

In 2024, Jama organized communities in Arizona for the presidential election and helped social impact organizations harness generative AI in time for the election.
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Previously, she spearheaded the startup ecosystem's groudbreaking Responsible AI Framework as COO of Responsible Innovation Labs, leading the multi-sector working group of industry stakeholders, civil society, researchers, and policymakers, while scaling the organization.

Jama raised $1.8 billion in just 12 weeks for Commonwealth Fusion Systems, unlocking clean, limitless fusion energy to address the climate crisis.

The first hire on the Giving Pledge, Jama grew it to nearly 100 billionaires (now $3 trillion from 244 signers), reshaping norms around philanthropy. Her career spans founding a consulting firm, advising the Omidyar impact investing team, directing public affairs for the City of New York, co-teaching a graduate-level course on community organizing with Marshall Ganz, and working in politics and political campaigns.Jama holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, where she was valedictorian and received and a full-tuition scholarship as a Kennedy Fellow.